| 单词 | overweening |
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| 释义 | o·ver·ween·ing /ˌəʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ◂ $ ˌoʊvər-/ adjective formal PROUDtoo proud and confident – used to show disapproval 傲慢自大的,自负的,过于自信的〔含贬义〕 SYN arrogant overweening ambition 狂妄的野心 —overweeningly adverbExamples from the Corpusoverweening• At base there is an enormous arrogance and an overweening ambition.• Once again Congress had struck back against an overweening executive branch.• The country's authoritarianism and uniformity owe much to the state's overweening power.Origin overweening (1300-1400) overween “to be too confident” ((14-19 centuries)), from ween “to think, believe” ((11-20 centuries)), from Old English wenano·ver·ween·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable – and to proud disapproval used confident Corpus show too |
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