Wordiyoself-importance
🇬🇧 UK/'selfim'pɔ:təns/🇺🇸 US/'selfim'pɔ:tәns/
Definitions
n.
An exaggerated sense of one's own importance or worth; conceit
自负；自大；妄自尊大
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishself-importanceother
=self-importance
Common Collocations
- 1.air of self-importance自命不凡的神态
- 2.sense of self-importance自我重要感
- 3.puffed-up self-importance傲慢自大
- 4.[inflated self-importance]膨胀的自我优越感
Example Sentences
- 1.
His self-importance was evident in the way he dismissed everyone else's opinions.
- 2.
The manager's self-importance made it difficult for the team to communicate openly.
- 3.
She spoke with an air of self-importance that alienated her colleagues.