Word · Frequency #9956
Fully loadedvanity
自负；虚荣心
excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements, appearance, or possessions
指过分在意自身外貌、能力或成就等。
- 1.
That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
虛幻、无价值或无益的事物；没有价值、用途或利润的东西。
- 2.
feelings of excessive pride
过分的自傲感
- 3.
Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance, achievements, or possessions.
对自己的能力、外貌、成就或财产过度骄傲或赞赏。
- 4.
the quality of being valueless or futile
无价值或徒劳的性质
- 5.
A dressing table used to apply makeup, preen, and coif hair, in which the table is normally quite low and similar to a desk.
用于化妆、梳理头发的梳妆台,通常桌面较低,类似书桌。
- 6.
the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride
过分虚荣自大的特质；虚妄的骄傲
- 7.
A washbasin installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.
安装在固定储物单元上的洗手盆,用作浴室家具。
无价值；徒劳；梳妆台；盥洗台；浴室洗手台；虛幻、无价值或无益的事物；没有价值、用途或利润的东西。；过分的自傲感
In use
His vanity would not let him admit that he had made a mistake.
She is so obsessed with her appearance that her vanity often annoys her friends.
The designer's vanity showed in his refusal to accept any criticism.
he rejected the vanities of the world
sb's vanity
His vanity prevents him from asking for help.
他的虚荣心阻止他寻求帮助。
vanity of (doing) sth
此处的 vanity 意为“空虚、无意义”。
The vanity of worldly success eventually became apparent to him.
世俗成功的虚无最终被他看清。
Connections
Collocations
- vanity fair
- 名利场
- The new art exhibition is just a vanity fair for the rich.这个新艺术展不过是富人的名利场。
- vanity project
- 虚荣项目
- The CEO's vanity project cost the company millions.CEO的虚荣项目让公司损失了数百万。
- pander to vanity
- 迎合虚荣心
- Magazines often pander to vanity with unrealistic beauty standards.杂志常常通过不切实际的美丽标准来迎合虚荣心。
- vanity plate
- 个性车牌
- He ordered a vanity plate with his initials.他定制了一个带有他姓名首字母的个性车牌。
- vanity mirror
- 梳妆镜
- She applied her makeup in front of the vanity mirror.她在梳妆镜前化妆。
- out of vanity
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一辆货车（van）里装满镜子，照镜子就是虚荣心。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：社会评价、个人特质 通常用于描述对他人评价的过度关注或自我重要性，常见于讨论性格或社会行为时。
Grammar Note
语义不同：作“虚荣/自负”时通常不可数；作“梳妆台”时可数，复数 vanities。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with 'vanity' because the stressed vowel /æ/ and the following unstressed /nəti/ or /rəti/ match. Watch out for words like 'city' (/ˈsɪti/) and 'rarity' (/ˈrɛrəti/), which have different vowels or stress patterns.
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
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