hubris

/ˈhjuːbɹɪs/

Meanings

noun

傲慢，自大，狂妄自大.

Excessive pride, presumption or arrogance (originally toward the gods).

Examples :

"The student's hubris, believing he knew everything, led him to ignore his teacher's advice. "

这个学生狂妄自大，以为自己什么都懂，结果对老师的建议置之不理。

Related Words

believing verb

/bɪˈliːvɪŋ/ /bəˈliːvɪŋ/

相信，认为

"I believe there are faeries."

我相信有精灵存在。

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

老师，教师

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

我女儿的老师非常友善而且乐于助人。

pride noun

/pɹaɪd/

骄傲，傲慢，自负。

"Her pride prevented her from asking for help on the project, even though she was struggling. "

她的傲慢让她即使在项目上遇到困难，也不肯向别人求助。

presumption noun

/prɪˈzʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n/ /pɹiˈzʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n/

假定，推测

"My presumption that everyone would be at the meeting was wrong; several people were absent. "

我原先假定所有人都会来开会，结果我错了；有几个人缺席了。

originally adverb

/əˈɹɪdʒnəli/

最初，起初，本来。

"Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age."

最初，这张纸是白色的，但随着时间的推移，它变黄了。

excessive adjective

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

过度，过分，过度的。

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

在每分钟160拍的速度下，仅仅在一个十六分三连音符上使用幅度过大的颤音，似乎有些过度了。

arrogance noun

/ˈæɹ.oʊ.ɡəns/

傲慢，自大，狂妄。

"His arrogance made it hard for him to work with others on the project. "

他的傲慢自大让他很难与他人合作完成这个项目。

student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

学生，学员

"He is a student of life."

他是一个在人生中不断学习的人。

everything pronoun

/ˈɛvɹiθɪŋ/

一切，所有的事情。

"I checked the list again and everything is done."

我再次检查了清单，一切都完成了。

advice noun

/ədˈvaɪs/ /ædˈvaɪs/

建议，劝告。

"She was offered various piece of advice on what to do with her new-found wealth."

关于如何处理她新获得的财富，人们给了她各种各样的建议。

ignore verb

/ɪɡˈnɔː/ /ɪɡˈnɔɹ/

忽视，不理睬.

"A problem ignored is a problem doubled."

被忽视的问题，会变成双倍的麻烦。

toward adjective

/tɘ.ˈwoːd/ /tə.ˈwɔːd/ /tʊ.ˈwɔɹd/

顺从的，温顺的.

"My younger sister is very toward; she learns new things quickly and easily. "

我的妹妹非常顺从听话，学东西也很快。