n.
- 自豪,得意[U][S][(+in)]
He looked at his painting with
pride.
他得意地看著他的畫。
- 自尊心[U]
His
pride was cut to the quick.
他的自尊心受到極大傷害。
- 驕傲,傲慢,自大[U]
He has far too much
pride.
他太驕傲了。
- 引以自豪的人(或物)[S][(+of)]
She is her parents'
pride.
她是父母親的驕傲。
- 全盛期,巔峰[the S]
He died in the
pride of his life.
他英年早逝。
- (獅子等的)群[C]
vt.
- 使得意,以……自豪[(+on)]
She
prided herself on her cooking.
她為自己善於烹飪而感到得意。
vi.
- 自豪,得意
片語
Pride goes before a fall.
- 驕者必敗。
pride of place
- 頭等重要的位置
Pride of place should be given to the positive characters in a play.
劇中的正面人物應該處於顯著位置。
pride oneself on
- 以……自豪
He
prided himself on knowing 5 languages.
他以懂五種語言而自豪。
take (a) pride in
- 以……自豪
She
took great
pride in the success of her three children.
她對自己三個孩子的成就感到萬分自豪。
衍生
辨析
n.
- a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from achievements, qualities, or possessions that do one credit.
▸something which causes this.
- consciousness of one's own dignity.
▸the quality of having an excessively high opinion of oneself.
▸literary the prime of something.
- a group of lions forming a social unit.
v.
(
pride oneself on/upon)
be especially proud of (a quality or skill).
Phrase
- one's pride and joy
a person or thing of which one is very proud. - pride of place
the most prominent or important position.
Derivative
- prideful adj.
- pridefully adv.
Etymology
OE prȳde, var. of prȳtu, prȳte, from prūd (see proud).