Conceit is God's gift to little men.
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n. 自负;幻想;思想,观点;巧妙构思;
v. 幻想;〈古〉理解;
💡 con全部+ceit拿出→拿出架子→自负,幻想,狂妄
"The ill-advised conceit of the guardian angel dooms the film from the start."
对守护天使的蹩脚设计弄巧成拙,从一开始就注定这部电影要失败。
近义:immodesty, insolence, jactitation, arrogance, arrogancy, ostentation
反义:peccancy, vice, viciousness, vitium, corruption, depravity
n. 赠品,礼物;天赋;赠送;天资;
vt. 赋予;向…赠送;天赋权力(或才能等);授予;
💡 give(给予)+t(表示抽象名词的后缀)→赠与;礼物
"The watch was a gift from my mother."
这块表是母亲给我的礼物。
近义:present, treat, bestowal, giveaway, offering, charity
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多,略微;少许,一点;短时间地;
n. (表示否定)微少;没有多少;短时间;
det. (数量上)微少的,少到几乎没有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
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"The world tolerates conceit from those who are successful, but not from anybody else."
— John Blake