| 单词 | hubris |
| 释义 | hubris noun[U] literaryuk/ˈhjuː.brɪs/us/ˈhjuː.brɪs/a way oftalkingorbehavingthat is tooproud: 骄傲自大He waspunishedfor his hubris.他因为自大而受到了惩罚。 Saddening, shocking and upsetting
hubris| American Dictionaryhubris noun[U] us/ˈhju·brɪs/anextremeandunreasonablefeelingofprideandconfidencein yourself: Hubrisbroughthim down in the end. Examplesofhubrishubris But one consequence of imaginative reinvention can be forgetfulness that merges withhubriswhen we fail to acknowledge how old legacies contribute to current work. From theCambridge English Corpus They are packed every night with citizens seeking not recognizable relevanthubrisbut a fawning, flattering escape from reality. From theCambridge English Corpus And a whole society can commithubrisjust as much as an individual. From theCambridge English Corpus That men of suchhubriswere dependent upon women for some of their most important innovations was often a difficult pill for them to swallow. From theCambridge English Corpus Such a recognition reminds us that progress andhubrisare inextricably linked. From theCambridge English Corpus The commentary upon contemporary societies that the values of villa life proffer acts as a check to thehubrisof contemporary culture. From theCambridge English Corpus The organization appears to be afflicted with a kind ofhubristhat does not allow free discussion of dissenting viewpoints. From theCambridge English Corpus It is wrong to patent because to do so is an act of arrogance orhubris. From theCambridge English Corpus Whether due tohubrisor a sense of duty, clinicians would like to use (or, at least, claim to use) this factor over the others. From theCambridge English Corpus His confidence is unbounded, expressing a disposition of not simply pride buthubris. From theCambridge English Corpus Whether it ishubrisor foolish hope, we wish to fix everything in the world. From theCambridge English Corpus Apart fromhubrisand the issue of how this claim would be evidenced, there are two problems with this idea. From theCambridge English Corpus Amid all the other symptoms of this downward spiral the key problem was immoderate ambition, orhubris. From theCambridge English Corpus All became hate-figures in their societies, and were punished in various ways for theirhubris. From theCambridge English Corpus Some castigate thehubrisof some of its claims. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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