conceit

名词 conceit:

1. feelings of excessive pride
   同义词：amour propre, self-love, vanity
2. an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things
3. a witty or ingenious turn of phrase
4. an artistic device or effect
5. the trait of being unduly vain and conceited
   同义词：conceitedness, vanity

1. This young man is full of conceit.
   这个年轻人非常自负。
2. He is wise about his own conceit.
   他自认为聪明。
3. He jotted down his conceits of his idle hours.
   他记下闲暇时自己想到的一些念头。

con.ceit

n.（名词）
A favorable and especially unduly high opinion of one`s own abilities or worth.
自负：某人对自己的能力或价值的过高估价
An ingenious or witty turn of phrase or thought.
别出心裁：对习语或思想作有创意或巧妙的转用

A fanciful poetic image, especially an elaborate or exaggerated comparison.
巧妙构思：巧妙的诗一般的想象，尤指煞费心机的或过分做作的文章
A poem or passage consisting of such an image.
指用此法创作出来的诗或文章

The result of intellectual activity; a thought or an opinion.
思想，观点：智力活动产生的结果；思想或观点
A fanciful thought or idea.
虚幻的思想或观念

A fancy article; a knickknack.
花哨的小物件；小玩意
An extravagant, fanciful, and elaborate construction or structure:
奇异的结构：一个过分夸张的、异想的和精心构造的建筑或结构：
例句：
.An eccentric addition to the lobby is a life-size wooden horse, a 9th century conceit.(Mimi Sheraton)
.这个大厅的增建物是一个与真马同大的木马，堪称为9世纪的奇想.(米米·谢拉顿)

v.tr.（及物动词）
con.ceit.ed,con.ceit.ing,con.ceits
Chiefly British To take a fancy to.
【多用于英国】 对…幻想
Obsolete To understand; conceive.
【废语】 理解；幻想

来源：
Middle English [mind, conception]
中古英语 [想法，观念]
from Anglo-Norman conceite
源自 英法语 conceite
from Late Latin conceptus * see concept
源自 后期拉丁语 conceptus *参见 concept

<参考词汇><同义词>conceit,amour-propre,egoism,egotism,narcissism,vanityThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .a regarding of oneself with often excessive favor.:
这些名词都有一个中心意思就是.对自己的过高的评价.：
例句：
constant boasting that reveals conceit;
经常的自吹自擂显露出自负；

例句：
insulted her amour-propre;
蔑视她的自负；

例句：
imperturbable egoism;
沉默的自负；

例句：
arrogance and egotism betrayed by a glance;
一眼就能看出的傲慢和自负；

例句：
lack of consideration arising from narcissism;
因自负而欠思考；

例句：
immoderate and incurable vanity. humility
不可救药的过分自负 humility