conceitcon•ceit /kən'siːt/

n

1. U 自负，自大

• Her conceit knows no bounds. 她目空一切。

• take the conceit out of sb. 打消某人的傲气

2. C (诗歌中的)夸张的比喻；矫揉造作

• poetry full of artificial conceits 充满了牵强离奇比喻的诗歌

词组in one's own conceit 旧 自以为

• He is a wise man in his own conceit. 他自以为是个聪明人。

out of conceit with 厌倦，不再满意

• He was quite out of conceit with himself. 他对自己非常不满意。