self-importance
UK/'selfim'pɔ:təns/US/'selfim'pɔ:tәns/
Definitions
n.
An exaggerated sense of one's own importance; pomposity.
自命不凡；自大
Root Breakdown
Native Englishselfroot
+
-connector
+
importanceroot
=self-importance
self + importance = 'one's own importance (overrated).' The compound carries a clear pejorative tone.
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 makes him hard to work with.
- 2.
She talked with an air of self-importance that annoyed everyone.