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haughty

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  • Conjugation : more  haughtier ; most  haughtiest
  • Derivatives : n  haughtiness ; adv  haughtily
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

haughty ['hɔtɪ] ['hɔːtɪ]
  1. 1. adjective 傲慢的,目空一切的;妄自尊大的,目中无人
  2. 2. adjective [Archaic] 崇高的,高贵

Collins English-English Dictionary

haughty ['hɔːtɪ]
  1. 1. adj having or showing arrogance
  2. 2. adj [Archaic] noble or exalted
  3. 3. adj [Etymology] C16: from Old French haut, literally: lofty, from Latin altus high

Examples

这个人傲得很,可不好接近了。
That fellow is extremely haughty and standoffish.
傲气十足
full of arrogance; extremely haughty
她可傲气了。
She's very haughty.
傲岸
proud; haughty
骄矜
self-important; proud; haughty
不亢不卑
neither haughty nor humble; neither supercilious nor obsequious; neither overbearing nor servile
傲慢
arrogant; haughty; overbearing
他不过是在社区象棋比赛上连赢了两局,就傲慢得目无余子起来!
He has only won two games in the go match in the community, but he has already been haughty.
傲慢
haughty

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