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Latin Arrogance 8355.Arrogance 英 ærəg(ə)Ns]美 ærəgəns 释义 N

正面 8355.arrogance
英 ['ærəg(ə)ns]美 ['ærəgəns]

背面
释义:
n. 自大;傲慢态度
例句:
1. He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。

1. Etymologically, to be arrogant is to make great claims about oneself.2. It originated in the Latin compound verb arrogāre 'claim for oneself'.

arrogance (n.)c. 1300, from Old French arrogance (12c.), from Latin arrogantia, from arrogantem (nominative arrogans) "assuming, overbearing, insolent," present participle of arrogare "to claim for oneself, assume," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + rogare "ask, propose" (see rogation)."

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