詞匯精選:proud的用法和辨析
一、詳細(xì)釋義:
adj.
有自尊心的
例句:
He had been too proud to ask for help.
他自尊心太強(qiáng),從不求助于人。
例句:
They are poor but proud.
他們雖窮但很自重。
自豪的,得意的
例句:
It was a proud day for us when we won the trophy.
我們奪得獎(jiǎng)杯那一天是值得我們驕傲的日子。
例句:
It was his proud boast that he had never missed a day's work because of illness.
他從未請過一天病假,這是他引以自豪的事。
自負(fù)的,傲慢的
例句:
He was too proud of the primacy of his intelligence to listen.
他太自負(fù),以其智力過人而不好好聽。
例句:
Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.
博學(xué)使人謙遜,無知使人驕傲。
光榮的,高尚的
例句:
The city would never sell out their proud history and tradition.
這座城市從不出賣自己光榮的歷史和傳統(tǒng)。
例句:
These proud pigeons are the model of birdhood.
這些光榮的信鴿是鳥類的楷模。
二、詞義辨析:
haughty,proud,arrogant,vain
這些形容詞都有“驕傲的,傲慢的”之意。 haughty較正式用詞,多用于貶義。指對身份或地位比自己低的人采取冷淡、輕視或鄙互的態(tài)度。 proud含義廣,普通用詞。褒義指自豪和榮耀以及強(qiáng)烈的自尊;貶義則指傲慢,自以為是或自鳴得意。 arrogant用于貶義,指過高估計(jì)自己,以致驕傲自大或傲慢無禮,目中無人。 vain指一個(gè)對自己的外表或?qū)ψ约毫艚o別的印象太過分地關(guān)注,以致自命不凡,自鳴得意。
三、相關(guān)短語:
proud flesh
n. 疤
四、參考例句:
We are proud parents.
我們是驕傲的父母。
What makes you proud
什么令你感到驕傲?
I am proud of you.
我為你感到驕傲。
They are poor but proud.
他們雖窮但很自重。
He is proud of his daughter.
他為他的女兒感到自豪。
He was proud of his impeccable pedigree.
他為他出身于名門望族而驕傲。
A proud man hath many crosses.
驕傲者挫折多。
She must be very proud of herself.
她一定非常自豪。
She is as proud as a peacock.
她十分驕傲。
South Korea is very proud of Seoul.
南韓以首爾為豪。
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