vanity
noun /ˈvænəti/
/ˈvænəti/
(plural vanities)
- [uncountable] (disapproving) the fact of being too proud of your own appearance, abilities or achievements
自负；自大；虚荣；虚荣心 - She had no personal vanity (= about her appearance).
她对自己的相貌毫不自负。 - The invitation to head the committee flattered his vanity and he agreed.
邀请他领导这个委员会满足了他的虚荣心，他同意了。 - No doubt the idea appealed to his vanity.
毫无疑问，这个想法迎合了他的虚荣心。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- human
- personal
- female
- …
- appeal to
- flatter
- She had no personal vanity (= about her appearance).
- [uncountable] (literary) the fact of being unimportant, especially compared with other things that are important
（尤指与其他重大事物相比）渺小，无所谓，不重要 - the vanity of human ambition in the face of death
个人抱负在死亡面前的微不足道
- the vanity of human ambition in the face of death
- vanities[plural] behaviour or attitudes that show people’s vanity
自负的行为；虚荣的态度；过分的骄傲 - Politics is too often concerned only with the personal vanities of politicians.
政治常常仅与政界人士的个人虚荣有关。
- Politics is too often concerned only with the personal vanities of politicians.
- (North American English) (also vanity table, dressing table)() [countable] a piece of bedroom furniture like a table with drawers (= parts like boxes in it with handles on the front for pulling them open) and a mirror on top
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词源Middle English: from Old French vanite, from Latin vanitas, from vanus ‘empty’.