conceits

英 [kənˈsiːts]

美 [kənˈsits]

n.  自负; 骄傲自大; 别出心裁但不实用的效果; 巧妙但不实用的东西; 巧妙的言辞; 别出心裁的比喻
conceit的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 自负;自高自大
  Conceitis very great pride in your abilities or achievements that other people feel is too great.
  1. He knew, without conceit, he was considered a genius...
     不是他自命不凡，他知道大家认为他是个天才。
  2. Pamela knew she was a good student, and that was not just a conceit.
     帕梅拉知道自己是个好学生，而这绝不仅仅是自负。
• N-COUNT (文学中)巧妙的比喻，别出心裁的对比
  In literature, aconceitis a clever or unusual metaphor or comparison.
  1. Critics may complain that the novel's central conceit is rather simplistic.
     批评家们可能会认为小说的核心比喻过于简单。

双语例句

• This paper aims to analyze the metaphysical conceits, research into the uniqueness of the metaphysical poetry and delineate its impact on the 20~ ( th) century modern poetry.
  本文对玄学派诗歌采用的比喻手法进行分析，探究其独特性，进而阐述玄学派诗歌对20世纪现代诗歌的影响。
• Philosophy of course tolerates no mere assertions or conceits, and checks the free play of argumentative see-saw.
  哲学当然不容许单纯的武断或妄自尊大，也不容许任意无端的往复辩论。
• Appreciation of the Conceits in the Love Poems of Metaphysical Poet John Donne
  英国玄学派诗人约翰·多恩爱情诗歌中的意象群赏析
• He expressed his conceits fluently.
  他流畅地表达了自己的想法。
• He could no more resist pricking the conceits, the hypocrisies and the flamboyant patriotism of those about him than a small boy can resist putting a pin into a balloon.
  他禁不住要狠狠刺一下周围那些人的自负、伪善和神气十足的爱国心，就像一个孩子忍不住手痒要刺破一个气球似的。
• Like his poems, John Donne s prose works are also full of conceits.
  邓恩散文像他的诗歌一样充满了奇思妙喻。
• Each one was a girl of fair common sense, and she did not delude herself with any vain conceits, or deny her love, or give herself airs, in the idea of outshining the others.
  她们每一个人都是明白事理的姑娘，谁也没有想到为了超过别人，就用虚荣的幻想去自欺欺人，或是去否认她们的爱情，或去卖弄风情。
• The most grotesque fantastic conceits haunted him in his bed at night.
  夜晚躺在床上的时候，各种离奇怪诞的幻想纷至沓来。
• Some proposals and conceits about legal power dispose of banking supervision in China in accordance with present condition are put forward.
  作者认为，从法权配置的角度看，成立专司银行业监管的中国银监会是符合现实国情的选择。
• One of the conceits of Heat is that truly good cooking requires an understanding of the soulful connections between land, animals and the communities they nurture.
  《热度》包含的观点之一是，真正好的烹饪需要理解土地、动物和它们养育的生物群落之间的情感联系。