cocky
adjective /ˈkɒki/
/ˈkɑːki/
(comparative cockier, superlative cockiest)
(informal)- too confident about yourself in a way that annoys other people
过分自信的；自以为是的 - For a young man on his first day at work he’s remarkably cocky.
对于一个初来乍到的年轻人来说，他非常自大。
Topics Personal qualitiesc2- I'm fed up with his cocky attitude.
我受够了他傲慢的态度。 - They get a bit cocky and think they can do what they want.
他们有点自大，认为自己可以做自己想做的事。
Collocations DictionaryCocky is used with these nouns:- attitude
- grin
词源mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘lecherous’): from cock + -y. - For a young man on his first day at work he’s remarkably cocky.