hauteur

英 [əʊˈtɜː(r)]

美 [hɔːˈtɜːr]

n.  傲慢; 高傲自大

GRE

BNC.33957 / COCA.33776

牛津词典

noun

• 傲慢；高傲自大
  an unfriendly way of behaving towards other people suggesting that you think that you are better than they are

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 傲慢;自大;倨傲
  You can usehauteurto describe behaviour which you think is proud and arrogant.
  1. Once, she had been put off by his hauteur.
     她曾经对他的傲慢很反感。

英英释义

noun

• overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
  Synonym:arrogancehaughtinesshigh-handednesslordliness

双语例句

• Once, she had been put off by his hauteur.
  她曾经对他的傲慢很反感。
• A deeper shade of hauteur overspread his features, but he said not a word, and Elizabeth, though blaming herself for her own weakness, could not go on.
  一阵傲慢的阴影罩上了他的脸，可是他一句话也没有说。伊丽莎白说不下去了，不过她心里却在埋怨自己软弱。
• He presided over the first day of the meeting with his customary detached hauteur.
  他以他惯有的冷漠而傲慢的态度主持了第一天的会议。
• She is of the generation and hauteur that would think all mail order items are a bit squalid.
  她那代人很自大，会认为所有邮购商品都有些肮脏。
• A deeper shade of hauteur overspread his features, but he said not a word.
  一阵傲慢的阴影罩上了他的脸，可是他一句话也没有说。