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梳妆台 
词源Middle English: from Old French vanite, from Latin vanitas, from vanus ‘empty’.