vainglory

1 These do not fight out of vainglory or as a trade; they fight in the defence of their hearths, their families, their town.

2 And a muted ballet of embrace and loss mines the pathos of soldiers who, in the fog of war, have slain their closest kin — for the vainglory of their masters.

3 These experiments reveal our perceptual vainglory, as well as a fundamental misunderstanding of how the brain works.

这些实验显示出我们感知上的过度自信，以及对大脑运作方式的根本误解。

4 Without vainglory," replied George, smiling, "I enjoyed a great reputation in the regiment for my leek soup.

5 His name is George of La Tremouille, a jealous despot, consumed with malice and vainglory, resentful.

6 When, however, in self-confidence, they lost sight of His helping hand, and in contempt of the enemy dispersed the army, they were given up to the reward of vainglory.

7 Or by an appetite for vainglory--"I alone can fix it"--that, for example, hasn't made Kim Jong Un's North Korea any less of a threat?

8 For M. Thiers, throughout his whole career, devoted his brilliant gifts to the promotion of that spirit of narrow national vainglory which of late years has made France dreaded and detested in Germany.

9 Remember, I do not quote this in any vainglory.

10 Few men who have accomplished so much have felt so little vainglory over it as Jenner.

11 Another way to view this, as "The White Lotus" reminds us, is that the show's exhibitions of vainglory and egotism are neither inherently masculine nor feminine.

12 These experiments reveal our perceptual vainglory, as well as a fundamental misunderstanding of how the brain works.

这些实验显示出我们感知上的过度自信，以及对大脑运作方式的根本误解。

13 These things help us to be humble and shield us from vainglory.

这些事都能帮助我们谦逊，保护我们不受虚荣之害。

14 And now, in yet another unlikely occurrence, parrots, among the oldest victims of human acquisitiveness and vainglory, have become some of the most empathic readers of our troubled minds.

15 Vidal gives wicked, witty renditions of the infighting, backstabbing and vainglory of such troublesome men as Gen. George B. McClellan, Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase and John Wilkes Booth.

16 Some who are aware that I was far from rich, will take me to task for my indifference to gain; they will attribute my generosity to vainglory or to stupidity.

17 That’s the mantra for wide receivers, a group long known for their vainglory.

18 So much vainglory was punished by the God of Justice, who expels from His kingdom the proud and haughty.

19 His photograph that accompanied the July 21 front-page article “A Twitter storm and its aftermath” captured President Trump in all his vainglory.

20 Succeeding isn't a kind of vainglory, it is the affirmation which is worth to oneself, is given you the objective certificate by the society.

成功并不是一种虚荣，它是对自己价值的肯定，由社会给你客观的证明。

1 虚荣心

vanity self-glory perch

2 自负

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3 虚饰

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4 虚荣

pomp pretension vain vanity self-regard

5 自大

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6 自夸

vainglorious boast brag big boastful braggart braggadocio vapour vaunt look big