vanity

['væniti]

n.自负, 虚荣心, 无价值的东西,浮华
n.梳妆台,小手提包

n.

1. 自负; 虚荣(心)[U]

He did that to gratify his girlfriend's vanity.

他做那事是要满足他女友的虚荣心。

2. 虚幻; 无意义, 无益[U]

the vanity of a selfish life

利己生活的空虚无聊

3. 无价值的东西[C]

I had forsaken the vanities of the world.

我已将人世的无聊琐事置之不理。

4. (妇女用来放梳妆用品的)小粉盒, 小手提包[C]

5. 梳妆台[C]

词形变化

名词复数: vanities |

词义辨析

同义:

n.自负, 自满, 目空一切

egotism  conceit  self-conceit  pride  self-pride  self-love  narcissism  self-admiration  self-worship  self-approval  self-glorification  self-importance  superciliousness  smugness  self-satisfaction  vainglory  ego  ego trip

n.傲慢, 自命不凡, 炫耀, 自夸, 浮华

arrogance  haughtiness  airs  hauteur  pretension  pretentiousness  pomposity  affectation  ostentation  show  display  pomp  pageantry  glitter  showiness  flourish  fanfare  parade  array  fanfaronade  boast  boastfulness  braggadocio  show-off  swagger  dash  bumptiousness  bombast  bravado  shamelessness  brazenness  foppishness  coxcombry  frippery  pride  self importance  smugness

n.空洞, 无意义, 愚笨, 琐碎, 荒谬, 不现实

hollowness  worthlessness  emptiness  vacuity  uselessness  futility  pointlessness  inanity  vapidity  folly  foolishness  triviality  absurdity  meaninglessness  sham  unreality  nothingness  delusion  

同义参见:

snobbery  

反义:

n.虚幻

reality  

英英释义

名词 vanity:

feelings of excessive pride

同义词：amour propre, conceit, self-love

the quality of being valueless or futile

同义词：emptiness

the trait of being unduly vain and conceited

同义词：conceit, conceitedness

low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup

同义词：dressing table, dresser, toilet table

补充

vanityvanity英:[ˈvæniti] 美:[ˈvænɪti]n.1.自负, 自大, 虚荣The woman is always feeling after vanity.这女人一贯追求虚荣。2.空虚, 无用, 无价值

例句

1. With my usual vanity, I thought he might be falling in love with me.由于我一贯的自负, 我以为他可能爱上了我。 2. He refused to wear glasses. It was sheer vanity.他拒绝戴眼镜, 这纯粹是虚荣心在作祟。 3. He admits to dying his hair out of vanity.他承认染头发是出于虚荣心。 4. I didn't like to point out the vanity of their attempts to save him.我不想点破他们营救他的计划是白费力气。 5. it flattered his vanity to think I was in love with him.想到我和他相爱满足了他的虚荣心。 6. [count noun]the personal vanities and ambitions of politicians.政治家的虚荣心与野心。 7. a vanity press.专营自费出版的机构。 8. the vanity of human wishes.人类愿望的虚幻性。 9. The handsome actor's vanity was well-known.那名英俊男演员的自负是众所周知的。 10. She described her accomplishments without exaggeration or vanity.她描述自己的成就时没有丝毫的夸大和自负。 11. personal vanity自负 12. the vanities of the wealthy and powerful有钱有势者的傲慢 13. the vanity of human labors/wishes人类劳动力的渺小；人类愿望的虚幻