hubris

• n. 傲慢；狂妄自大

来自希腊语hybris,对神的放肆无礼。引申词义傲慢，狂妄。

hubris (n.)

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.

1. There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.

在技术方面自以为是会很危险.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. The very hubris of French claims alarmed the other powers.

法国贪婪的胃口使其他大国惊恐不安.

来自辞典例句

3. But the gods are offended by hubris.

但是,极度的高傲自信开罪了神灵.

来自辞典例句

4. Among bankers I meet there is a lot more hubris than humility.

在我所遇到的银行家中,自大者比谦逊者多得多.

来自互联网

5. But along the way , says Prof Deshpand é , hubris set in.

但在发展过程中,德什潘德表示, 傲慢不知不觉地滋生了.

来自互联网