haughtiness noun[ U ] uk /ˈhɔː.ti.nəs/ us /ˈhɑː.t̬i.nəs/ unfriendly behaviour that shows you consider yourself better than other people: 不友好,傲慢 Griffin's haughtiness alienated people.格里芬的傲慢使他跟别人疏远了。 I hired her in spite of her haughtiness and self-importance.尽管她傲慢自大,我还是雇用了她。 See
haughty He is known as much for his haughtiness as his courage. There's a hint of aristocratic haughtiness to his manner. Even as a child there was a haughtiness to her. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Showing arrogance and conceit (as) proud as Luciferidiom airs and gracesidiom arrogant arrogantly as if you owned the placeidiom egoistic egoistically egomaniacal egomaniacally egotistic patronizingly pomposity pompous pompously popinjay swollen head swollen-headed talk down to someone think the (whole) world revolves around youidiom throw your weight aroundidiom |