• n. 虛榮心；空虛；浮華；無價值的東西

來自vain,自負的，虛無的，徒勞的，詞源同vainglory.

vanity

vanity: see vain

vanity (n.)

c. 1200, "that which is vain, futile, or worthless," from Old French vanite "self-conceit; futility; lack of resolve" (12c.), from Latin vanitatem (nominative vanitas) "emptiness, aimlessness; falsity," figuratively "vainglory, foolish pride," from vanus "empty, vain, idle" (see vain). Meaning "self-conceited" in English is attested from mid-14c. Vanity table is attested from 1936. Vanity Fair is from "Pilgrim's Progress" (1678).

1. Frank Deford is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine.

弗蘭克·德福特是雜志《名利場》的特約編輯。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Men who use steroids are motivated by sheer vanity.

使用類固醇的男人純粹是受虛榮心的驅使。

來自柯林斯例句

3. A man's vanity is actually in proportion to his ignorance.

一個人的虛榮心實際上是和他的愚蠢程度成正比.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. The woman is always feeling after vanity.

這女人一貫追求虛榮.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. His vanity increased with years.

他的虛榮心隨著年齡增長而增加.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》