conceit是一个雅思常考词汇,这个词的常用解释为n. 自负, 自高自大,这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢,今天小编就带您了解一下。
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《恋爱中的女人》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- You have only your will and your conceit of consciousness, and your lust for power, to know."
-- "But we have got such a conceit of ourselves that's where it is.
-- She was very happy, singing that song by herself, full of a conceit of emotion and power, working upon all those people, and upon herself, exerting herself with gratification, giving immeasurable gratification to the Germans.
-- "Why to see you working it on her," she said, with a half reproach that confused the male conceit in him.
-- Really, the fathomless conceit of these men, it is ridiculous the little strutters.
在艾米利·勃朗特的《呼啸山庄》里,有这样的句子出现:
-- It makes a dog fiercer, and I love something fierce get me a scissors something fierce and trim!Besides, it's infernal affectation devilish conceit it is, to cherish our ears we're asses enough without them.
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