conceit
noun /kənˈsiːt/
/kənˈsiːt/
- [uncountable] (disapproving) the fact of being too proud of yourself and what you do
自负；骄傲自大 - I can say without conceit that I have talent.
我可以毫无自负地说我有天赋。
- I can say without conceit that I have talent.
- [countable] (formal) an artistic effect or device, especially one that is very clever or tries to be very clever but does not succeed
别出心裁但不实用的效果；巧妙但不实用的东西 - The ill-advised conceit of the guardian angel dooms the film from the start.
对守护天使的蹩脚设计弄巧成拙，从一开始就注定这部电影要失败。 - The director’s brilliant conceit was to film this tale in black and white.
导演把这个传说拍摄成黑白电影的计划很巧妙。
- The ill-advised conceit of the guardian angel dooms the film from the start.
- [countable] (specialist) a clever expression in writing or speech that involves a comparison between two things
巧妙的言辞；别出心裁的比喻 - The idea of the wind singing is a romantic conceit.
风儿在唱歌这一巧妙的比喻很有浪漫色彩。
- The idea of the wind singing is a romantic conceit.
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘notion’, also ‘quaintly decorative article’): from conceive, on the pattern of pairs such as deceive, deceit.