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sb's conceit about sth
此义表示“自负、狂妄”，多为不可数名词，后接 about 引出自负的方面。
His conceit about his own talent made his colleagues keep their distance.
他对自己才华的自负使同事们与他保持距离。
自负；自大；狂妄
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自负；自大；狂妄
the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride
His conceit about his own talent made his colleagues keep their distance.
他对自己才华的自负使同事们与他保持距离。
构思能力；心智能力；理解力。
The faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension.
敏捷的理解力；活跃的想象力；生动的幻想。
Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.
新奇或古怪的想法；奇想。
A novel or fanciful idea; a whim.
自大；自负；骄傲。
Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris.
His conceit was obvious from the way he ignored other people's opinions.
他的自负从他忽视别人意见的样子中显而易见。
I was tired of his conceit and stopped talking to him.
我厌倦了他的自负，就不再跟他说话了。
Her conceit kept her from asking for help when she needed it.
她的自负使她在需要帮助时没有去求助。
此义表示“自负、狂妄”，多为不可数名词，后接 about 引出自负的方面。
His conceit about his own talent made his colleagues keep their distance.
他对自己才华的自负使同事们与他保持距离。
文学批评中常用 a conceit in which 引出奇喻所比较的内容，属于可数名词。
The play is based on a conceit in which the world is a stage.
这出戏基于一个把世界比作舞台的奇喻。
此处 a conceit 指机智或俏皮的巧妙说法，常与 about 连用引出话题。
He used a clever conceit about time travel to make his point.
他用了一个关于时间旅行的巧妙说法来证明自己的观点。
此义指作品中的艺术设定或虚构前提，后接 that 从句说明具体的设定内容。
The show relies on the conceit that the audience can hear the character's thoughts.
这部剧依赖一个巧妙的设定，即观众能听到角色的想法。
Not this
He is too conceit to admit his mistakes.
Use this
He is too conceited to admit his mistakes.
conceit 是名词，表示“自负”；在形容词位置修饰人时应使用其形容词形式 conceited。中文“自负”可作形容词，导致学习者误用名词，但英语中这里必须用形容词。
Not this
His conceits made him unpopular.
Use this
His conceit made him unpopular.
表示“自负”这一抽象品质时，conceit 是不可数名词，不能用复数形式；conceits 通常指文学中的“奇喻”或“巧思”，是可数名词。此处意为“自负”，故用单数不可数形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
虚荣和自负
His vanity and conceit made him impossible to work with.
他的虚荣和自负让人无法与他共事。
纯粹的自负；十足的狂妄
To claim all the credit was sheer conceit.
把所有功劳都归于自己，纯粹是狂妄自大。
巧妙的妙语；机智的俏皮话
The essay is full of witty conceits that make you smile.
这篇文章充满了令人会心一笑的巧妙妙语。
诗歌中的奇喻；巧妙的诗歌意象
The poem is built around a striking poetic conceit.
这首诗围绕一个引人注目的奇喻展开。
核心创意；中心奇喻
The central conceit of the novel is that the narrator has been dead all along.
这部小说的核心创意是叙述者其实一直已死。
自负是人类灵魂中最难以治愈的顽疾。
This famous saying, attributed to Henry Ward Beecher, warns that pride or vanity is a deeply ingrained flaw in human nature that is very hard to overcome.
这句出自亨利·沃德·比彻的名言告诫人们，傲慢和虚荣是人性中根深蒂固、很难克服的缺陷。
自负或许能让人膨胀，但绝不能支撑起他。
This aphorism uses the image of inflation to point out that conceit may make a person feel important, but it offers no real support; arrogance is a false strength.
这则格言用膨胀的意象指出，自负也许让人觉得自己了不起，却不能提供任何真正的支撑；傲慢是一种虚假的力量。
Use conceit naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 conceit 拆成 con + ceit，联想成 'see it'——自负的人总想让别人'看见他'，于是自命不凡。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学批评、诗歌分析、修辞学讨论 conceit 多用于正式或文学性语体，尤其在诗歌、修辞分析中表示“奇喻”或“巧妙的措辞”；表示“自负”时也比较书面，日常口语中较少使用。
conceit 的尾音是 /siːt/；deceit、receipt、seat 也发这个音，beat、meet 都以 /iːt/ 押韵。注意 veil 虽然也有 'ei'，但读 /veɪl/，与 /siːt/ 不同；receipt 中的 p 不发音。
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