Word · Frequency #19353
conceits
自负；自大；狂妄
conceits is the plural of conceit.
the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride
- 1.
The faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension.
构思能力；心智能力；理解力。
- 2.
Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.
敏捷的理解力；活跃的想象力；生动的幻想。
- 3.
A novel or fanciful idea; a whim.
新奇或古怪的想法；奇想。
- 4.
Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris.
自大；自负；骄傲。
- 5.
Design; pattern.
设计；图案。
妙语；巧妙的措辞；奇喻；牵强附会的类比；艺术手法；艺术效果；构思能力；心智能力；理解力。；敏捷的理解力；活跃的想象力；生动的幻想。
In use
His conceit was obvious from the way he ignored other people's opinions.
I was tired of his conceit and stopped talking to him.
Her conceit kept her from asking for help when she needed it.
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。
a conceit in which ...
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。
a conceit about sth
此处 a conceit 指机智或俏皮的巧妙说法，常与 about 连用引出话题。
Connections
Collocations
- vanity and conceit
- 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。
- sheer conceit
- 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。
- witty conceit
- 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。
- poetic conceit
- 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。
- central conceit
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.