| 单词 | hubris |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['hju:bris] |
| 解释 | n.过分自傲，目中无人 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 过分自傲，目中无人( wanton insolence or arrogance) 【考】 hubris : pride / flattery : praise(自大是过分骄傲/奉 承是过分赞扬)parsimony : frugal / hubris : proud(吝啬是过分节敛/狂 妄是过分骄傲)反义词：humility(谦 卑) 【记】 分割记忆：hub(中心) +ris 看作 rise→中心升起→以( 自我)为中心→目中无人 |
| 字源 | hubris (n.) also hybris, 1884, a back-formation from hubristic or else from Greek hybris "wanton violence, insolence, outrage," originally "presumption toward the gods;" the first element probably PIE *ud- "up, out," but the meaning of the second is debated. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 过分自傲; 盛气凌人; 自以为是 = arrogance 【记】hub(n 中心), ris = rise－使自己从中心升起－目中无人; 骄傲 【类】hubris: pride = flattery: praise 狂妄是过分骄傲 = 奉承是过分赞扬parsimony: frugal = hubris: proud = hesitation: reluctance吝啬是过分节俭的 = 狂妄是过分骄傲 = 犹豫是过分不愿意 【反】humility(n 谦卑) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】hub + rise 中心升起，以自我为中心；husband丈夫，大丈夫的大男子态度 + rise，丈夫升起→升到家庭最高地位→过分自傲； |
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