Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously.... Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.
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n. 虚荣,浮华;自负;空虚,无聊的事物;无价值的东西;
💡 van空+ity表名词→空虚
"A man's vanity is actually in proportion to his ignorance."
一个人的虚荣心实际上是和他的愚蠢程度成正比.
近义:immodesty, imperiousness, insolence, insolency, jactitation, arrogance
反义:humbleness, lowliness, meekness
adj. 不同的;各式各样的;个别的;不平常;
💡 differ相异+ent...的 →不同的
"a vast array of bottles of different shapes and sizes"
一大批形状大小不一的瓶子
近义:heterogeneous, inharmonious, irregular, assorted, asymmetric, asymmetrical
反义:identical, indistinct, kindred, like, resembling, same
n. 意见,主张;评价;鉴定,判定;
💡 opin- 表”假设,想,判断”
"The general opinion is that the conference was a success."
普遍认为这次会议是成功的。
近义:judgement, judgment, notion, persuasion, sentiment, tenet
n. 自尊;骄傲;自满;(狮)群;
vt. 以…而自豪, 得意于…;
vi. 自豪,骄傲,得意;
💡 婆(p)会骑(ride)马很 骄傲 p(prince王子)+ride(骑):王子骑着高头大马很 骄傲 网友:马 胜 敏 补充:1:旁人(pr)成功时我自豪地拿着
"She was still young and in the pride of her beauty."
她仍然年轻貌美.
近义:imperiousness, insolence, insolency, arrogance, arrogancy, lordliness
反义:humbleness, lowliness, meekness, humility
conj. 虽然,尽管;即使;纵然;
adv. 可是,但是;不过;然而;话虽这样说;
prep. 但;
"He's the best teacher, even though he has the least experience."
他虽然经验最少,却是最出色的老师。
近义:however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, tho', howbeit
adv. 常常;经常;时常;再三;
💡 十(ten)有八九的(of), 经常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义:manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反义:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes