Front | haughty |
---|---|
Pron | ['hɔːti] |
Back | 【haughty】 adj.傲慢的;骄傲的 The haughty man thinks highly of himself while holding others in contempt. 那傲慢的人自视甚高,轻视别人。 |
Vocab | haughtyhaving or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
Someone who is haughty is arrogant and full of pride. When you're haughty, you have a big attitude and act like you're better than other people. A haughty person acts superior and looks down on others. Haughty people are disdainful, overbearing, prideful, swaggering, and obnoxious. Acting amazed that others haven't heard of a hot new band is haughty. Speaking in a cocky or superior way is haughty. The word even sounds a little like its meaning: it's hard to say haughty without sounding like you have an attitude. If you're acting like others are beneath you, you're being haughty. All forms of 'haughty' will appear on average once every 398 pages. haughtily haughtiness haughty |
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Jeopardy dʒepərdi n.危险;危难 officer's violation regulation enlisted man's
Previous card: Elation feeling filled i'leɪʃn n.得意洋洋 news won prize
Up to card list: 刘毅突破词汇10000