Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously.... Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.

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vanity ['v?n?ti] 詞頻2 詞根: vac
n. 虛榮,浮華;自負;空虛,無聊的事物;無價值的東西;
?? van空+ity表名詞→空虛
"A man's vanity is actually in proportion to his ignorance."
一個人的虛榮心實際上是和他的愚蠢程度成正比.
近義:immodesty, imperiousness, insolence, insolency, jactitation, arrogance 反義:humbleness, lowliness, meekness
different ['d?fr?nt] 詞頻1 詞根: di
adj. 不同的;各式各樣的;個別的;不平常;
?? differ相異+ent...的 →不同的
"a vast array of bottles of different shapes and sizes"
一大批形狀大小不一的瓶子
近義:heterogeneous, inharmonious, irregular, assorted, asymmetric, asymmetrical 反義:identical, indistinct, kindred, like, resembling, same
opinion [?'p?nj?n] 詞頻1 詞根: 選擇
n. 意見,主張;評價;鑒定,判定;
?? opin- 表”假設,想,判斷”
"The general opinion is that the conference was a success."
普遍認為這次會議是成功的。
近義:judgement, judgment, notion, persuasion, sentiment, tenet
pride [pra?d] 詞頻1
n. 自尊;驕傲;自滿;(獅)群; vt. 以…而自豪, 得意于…; vi. 自豪,驕傲,得意;
?? 婆(p)會騎(ride)馬很 驕傲 p(prince王子)+ride(騎):王子騎著高頭大馬很 驕傲 網友:馬 勝 敏 補充:1:旁人(pr)成功時我自豪地拿著
"She was still young and in the pride of her beauty."
她仍然年輕貌美.
近義:imperiousness, insolence, insolency, arrogance, arrogancy, lordliness 反義:humbleness, lowliness, meekness, humility
though [eo] 詞頻1
conj. 雖然,盡管;即使;縱然; adv. 可是,但是;不過;然而;話雖這樣說; prep. 但;
"He's the best teacher, even though he has the least experience."
他雖然經驗最少,卻是最出色的老師。
近義:however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, tho', howbeit
often ['?f(t?)n] 詞頻1
adv. 常常;經常;時常;再三;
?? 十(ten)有八九的(of), 經常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義:manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes 反義:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes

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