- 1aB2
/ˈærəɡənt/
Behaving in an unpleasant or rude way to other people because you think you are more important than they are, that you know more than they do, and that your own opinions are always right.
傲慢的;自大的
比較級 more arrogant最高級 most arrogant
核心畫面
A useful picture: someone standing on a step that nobody gave them, and looking down from it. They have quietly placed themselves above you — so your opinion arrives already discounted, and you can feel it in how they listen.
「一個人自己踩上一個沒人給他的台階,然後從上面往下看你」。他不一定大聲吹噓,但他已經悄悄把自己擺在你之上,所以你講的…更多收起
「一個人自己踩上一個沒人給他的台階,然後從上面往下看你」。他不一定大聲吹噓,但他已經悄悄把自己擺在你之上,所以你講的話還沒說完就先被打了折——你從他聽的方式就感覺得到。arrogant 的重點不在「他很有自信」,而在「他把別人放低了」:那個高度是他自己給自己的,而代價由旁邊的人承受。原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
arrogantadj/ˈæɹəɡənt/
- 1
Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.
- sound arrogant
- an arrogant assumption
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。