Vanity
[ 'vænəti ]
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n. 虚荣，浮华;自负;空虚，无聊的事物;无价值的东西;
💡 词根助记
van空+ity表名词→空虚
📝 例句
This success flattered my vanity.
这一成功，满足了我的虚荣心。
It had corrective effect on my vanity.
它对我的虚荣心起了缓解效果。
He has many faults, but vanity is not one of them.
他有很多缺点, 但并没有虚荣心.
His vanity swelled like a bloated belly.
他一肚子的狂妄自大一个劲儿地膨胀。
He did that to gratify his girlfriend's vanity.
他做那事是要满足他女友的虚荣心。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ van-货车,ity-拼音“IT业”:在IT业里有货车的人很自负
※ van-先锋,vanity-虚荣:不想当后卫都想当前锋,这是虚荣的表现
※ 谐音“娃立体”:考试考得好,娃走路直立着身体,这是虚荣心作怪
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-vac-表示“空”
常见变体有-vast-、-van-、-void-
📖 牛津释义
vanity
n
1 [U] having too high an opinion of one's looks, abilities, etc; conceit 自负; 虚荣; 虚荣心
not a trace of vanity in her behaviour 在她的举止中毫无虚荣表现
tickle sb's vanity, ie do or say sth that flatters him 迎合某人的虚荣心
injured vanity, ie resentment caused by some slight or humiliation 受到伤害的虚荣心.
2 (fml 文)
(a) [U] quality of being unsatisfying or futile; worthlessness 不满意的或无益的境况; 无价值
the vanity of human achievements 人类成就之徒劳无益.
(b) vanities [pl]
vain, worthless thing or act 无意义、 无价值的事物或行为.
🎯 考研助记
乌鸦(va)和尼姑(ni)，酒鬼(ty)一样有 虚荣心 “娃立体”（谐音）-考试考得好，娃走路直立着身体，这是 虚荣心作怪 空虚(van字根)的人(i)体(ty-ti)有颗 虚荣的心 网友：yqy 补充：van+ity→心里空空→虚荣心
🔁 扩展释义
*['væniti]n. 虚荣心, 虚无, 自负, 空虚, 时髦的小摆饰相关词组: do sth out of vanity
🌿 同词根单词
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You don't keep your word. Why didn't you tell me then? I've been looking forward to it. How can you change your mind at last minute?
你不守信用。为什么那时不告诉我呢？我一直都盼望着它呢。你怎么能在最后时刻改变主意呢？
But I was delighted to be able to say words that my family and a few friends could understand.
是，我却感到欣喜，能够说出我家里人和一些朋友可以理解的词语。
He felt free to talk about his failures or his difficulties.
他可以随便谈论自己的失败或困境。