also hybris, 1884, a back-formation from hubristic or else from Greek hybris "wanton violence, insolence, outrage," originally "presumption toward the gods;" the first element probably PIE *ud- "up, out," but the meaning of the second is debated.
雙語例句
1. There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.
在技術(shù)方面自以為是會很危險.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. The very hubris of French claims alarmed the other powers.
法國貪婪的胃口使其他大國驚恐不安.
來自辭典例句
3. But the gods are offended by hubris.
但是,極度的高傲自信開罪了神靈.
來自辭典例句
4. Among bankers I meet there is a lot more hubris than humility.
在我所遇到的銀行家中,自大者比謙遜者多得多.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. But along the way , says Prof Deshpand é , hubris set in.