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If someone speaks or acts conceitedly, they do it in a way that shows they think they are cleverer, more , or better-looking than other people. The word is not kind: we use it when we of that attitude. It is the adverb from conceited, so it tells you HOW they did something — they smiled conceitedly, they talked conceitedly about their marks. Though actually, everyday talk does not use this adverb much. People are more likely to say “in a conceited way,” or “he sounded so full of himself.” You will meet conceitedly more in stories and slightly careful writing than in chat. It always carries a ; nobody says it as a compliment.
自負地、自以為是地
組成conceited (too proud of yourself) + -ly (in that way).
同家族的字
- conceitedthe adjective this adverb is made from
- conceitthe noun for that too-high opinion of yourself
- conceitednessthe noun for the quality of being conceited
原始詞典資料2 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。
conceitedlyadv
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in a conceited or egotistical manner
- 2
fanciful; whimsically
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。