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单词 loftiness
释义
loftiness
noun[U]
formal
uk
/ˈlɒf.ti.nəs/us
/ˈlɑːf.ti.nəs/

loftinessnoun[U](SUPERIORITY)

thequalityof being veryseriousandimportant, ormorallygood:
崇高，高尚
We mustappreciatethe loftiness and nobleness of thetaskwhich he set for himself.我们必须认识到他为自己所设定任务的崇高性和高尚性。
disapproving
thequalityofbehavingas if youthinkyou arebetterthan otherpeople:
Hisrefusaltoevendiscussherideascameacrossas loftiness andcondescension.
More examples
  • For all his loftiness ofpurpose, he did not take himself thatseriously.
  • Hernaturalloftiness ofspiritshowswhen she isthreatenedand does notwaver.
  • Thespeechsoundedgood inFrench, whichconveysacertainloftiness.
  • He does sometimesslipinto alordlyprofessorialloftiness.
  • "And who are YOU?" sheretorted, with some loftiness.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Virtue and moral good
  • altruism
  • angel
  • angelic
  • angelically
  • be as pure as the driven snowidiom
  • justifiably
  • justified
  • lofty
  • magnanimity
  • moral
  • rightly
  • rightness
  • saintly
  • selfless
  • the road to hell is paved with good intentionsidiom
  • upright
  • virtuous
  • virtuously
  • white hat
  • worthiness
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Feeling morally superior
Showing arrogance and conceit

loftinessnoun[U](HEIGHT)

thequalityof being high ortall:
Thebeechtreewaspaleandslender,yetstronginitsloftiness.
More examples
  • Given the loftiness of thehall, theacousticswerequitegood.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Saddening, shocking and upsetting
  • affecting
  • agonizingly
  • arrogance
  • baleful
  • be cold comfortidiom
  • distressing
  • distressingly
  • dolorous
  • ego trip
  • egoism
  • hurtfully
  • impiously
  • impiousness
  • lacerating
  • narcissism
  • teary
  • touching
  • touchingly
  • tragically
  • traumatic
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(Definition ofloftinessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
loftiness
noun[U]
formal
uk
/ˈlɒf.ti.nəs/us
/ˈlɑːf.ti.nəs/

loftinessnoun[U](SUPERIORITY)

thequalityof being veryseriousandimportant, ormorallygood
崇高，高尚
We mustappreciatethe loftiness and nobleness of thetaskwhich he set for himself.我们必须认识到他为自己所设定任务的崇高性和高尚性。
More examples
  • For all his loftiness ofpurpose, he did not take himself thatseriously.
  • Hernaturalloftiness ofspiritshowswhen she isthreatenedand does notwaver.
  • Thespeechsoundedgood inFrench, whichconveysacertainloftiness.
  • He does sometimesslipinto alordlyprofessorialloftiness.
  • "And who are YOU?" sheretorted, with some loftiness.

Examplesofloftiness

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Suchloftinesswould be laughable were the future of more than 600 people not at stake.
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The veryloftinessof our aims should increase the scope of their appeal.
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A colleague remembered him as tall, with a countenance that showed the passion of theloftinessof his thought, and with a very gentle manner.
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And they, as a matter of fact, would take their place in history as geniuses as per their reflectiveloftiness.
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In domestic life he impressed all who knew him by hisloftinessof principle.
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Often calling it style, he defines good style as follows: that it must be clear and avoid extremes of baseness andloftiness.
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Notwithstanding the realloftinessand distinguished nature of its quality of tone, there are few instruments that have been more degraded (than the trumpet).
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Some striking characteristics of the forest are theloftinessof the dominant trees, the straightness of their bole, the abundance of regeneration and the diversity of species.
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It is to theloftinessof his thought, rather than to the culture of his mind, that we owe certain pages which are admirable, but not perfect.
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Factors which lead to pines being targeted are a high resin content,loftiness, and their sharp needles which lend themselves to a high electrical discharge during a thunderstorm.
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