vanity

pronunciation

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n.

虚荣，浮华
自负
空虚，无聊的事物
无价值的东西

Word Origin

vanity 自负

来自vain,自负的，虚无的，徒劳的，词源同vainglory.

Synonym

n.

dash braggadocio pageantry frippery array boastfulness foppishness hauteur smugness swagger fanfare brazenness show-off affectation parade pride bumptiousness self ostentation pomposity shamelessness fanfaronade arrogance airs haughtiness pretentiousness pretension glitter display show pomp bombast coxcombry flourish boast showiness importance bravado

n.

folly sham foolishness unreality vapidity absurdity hollowness vacuity meaninglessness pointlessness delusion futility nothingness worthlessness uselessness inanity triviality emptiness

n.

egotism self-admiration conceit superciliousness self-importance self-worship self-conceit trip pride vainglory smugness self-pride narcissism self-satisfaction self-approval self-glorification self-love ego

Antonym

n.

Example

1. My poet 's vanity dies in shame before thy sight .: 我诗人的虚荣在你的目光前羞惭而死。

2. What women mistake for infidelity is usually no more than vanity .: 女士们常常错误地把虚荣的情况认作是不忠的情况。

3. This isn 't simply vanity but a deep , instinctive urge .: 这并非仅仅是虚荣，而是一种深沉、本能的愿望。

4. The second danger lies in the vanity of philanthropists .: 另一大风险源于慈善家的虚荣心。

5. This is a film about women in all their vanity insecurity ugliness beauty and frustration .: 这是一部表现女人虚荣、不安、丑陋、美丽和挫败的影片。

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