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arrogant adj.傲慢的,自大的 Arrogant derives from Latin arrogare "to claim," and the idea is that someone is claiming credit or advantages that they are not entitled to. It's close in meaning to haughty and supercilious, but both of those have connotations of coolness and perceived superiority that arrogant does not. An aristocrat could be called all three, but a customs official or traffic cop is more likely to be called arrogant than the other terms. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]傲慢的；自大的；嚣张的 Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others.   [disapproval]He was so arrogant...他是如此傲慢。That sounds arrogant, doesn't it?那话听起来很嚣张，是不是？...an air of arrogant indifference.自高自大、事不关己的态度arroganceAt times the arrogance of those in power is quite blatant.有时那些当权者颇为傲慢嚣张。arrogantlyLater, Simpson arrogantly claimed: 'We won't lose another game.'稍后，辛普森傲慢地宣称：“我们不会再输了。”

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['ærəgənt] Arrogant is an adjective for describing people who are too proud and look down on others, like supermodels who think their good looks give them a right to do whatever they want. ★★☆☆☆ 2011.2

英语单词	arrogant
英美音标	['ærəgənt]
中文释义	adj.傲慢的,自大的
vocab简明	Arrogant is an adjective for describing people who are too proud and look down on others, like supermodels who think their good looks give them a right to do whatever they want.
vocab扩展	Arrogant derives from Latin arrogare "to claim," and the idea is that someone is claiming credit or advantages that they are not entitled to. It's close in meaning to haughty and supercilious, but both of those have connotations of coolness and perceived superiority that arrogant does not. An aristocrat could be called all three, but a customs official or traffic cop is more likely to be called arrogant than the other terms.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]傲慢的；自大的；嚣张的 Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others. [disapproval] He was so arrogant... 他是如此傲慢。 That sounds arrogant, doesn't it? 那话听起来很嚣张，是不是？ ...an air of arrogant indifference. 自高自大、事不关己的态度 arrogance At times the arrogance of those in power is quite blatant. 有时那些当权者颇为傲慢嚣张。 arrogantly Later, Simpson arrogantly claimed: 'We won't lose another game.' 稍后，辛普森傲慢地宣称：“我们不会再输了。”
来源	2011.2

Arrogant People Called Arrogance ærəgənt Adj.傲慢的,自大的 Adjective Describing