arrogance是什么意思

arrogance

英 ['ærəg(ə)ns] 美 ['ærəgəns]

1. Etymologically, to be arrogant is to make great claims about oneself.
2. It originated in the Latin compound verb arrogāre 'claim for oneself'.

arrogance (n.): c. 1300, from Old French arrogance (12c.), from Latin arrogantia, from arrogantem (nominative arrogans) "assuming, overbearing, insolent," present participle of arrogare "to claim for oneself, assume," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + rogare "ask, propose" (see rogation).

1. He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.

他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Unconscious envy manifests itself very often as this kind of arrogance.: 潜意识里的嫉妒常表现为这种傲慢自大。

3. At times the arrogance of those in power is quite blatant.: 有时那些当权者颇为傲慢嚣张。

4. He was a typical showman with a brashness bordering on arrogance.: 他是一个典型的好炫耀者，有一种近乎傲慢的自负。