Vanity
[ 'v?n?ti ]
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n. 虛榮，浮華;自負;空虛，無聊的事物;無價值的東西;
?? 詞根助記
van空+ity表名詞→空虛
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This success flattered my vanity.
這一成功，滿足了我的虛榮心。
It had corrective effect on my vanity.
它對我的虛榮心起了緩解效果。
He has many faults, but vanity is not one of them.
他有很多缺點, 但并沒有虛榮心.
His vanity swelled like a bloated belly.
他一肚子的狂妄自大一個勁兒地膨脹。
He did that to gratify his girlfriend's vanity.
他做那事是要滿足他女友的虛榮心。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ van-貨車,ity-拼音“IT業”:在IT業里有貨車的人很自負
※ van-先鋒,vanity-虛榮:不想當后衛都想當前鋒,這是虛榮的表現
※ 諧音“娃立體”:考試考得好,娃走路直立著身體,這是虛榮心作怪
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-vac-表示“空”
常見變體有-vast-、-van-、-void-
?? 牛津釋義
vanity
n
1 [U] having too high an opinion of one's looks, abilities, etc; conceit 自負; 虛榮; 虛榮心
not a trace of vanity in her behaviour 在她的舉止中毫無虛榮表現
tickle sb's vanity, ie do or say sth that flatters him 迎合某人的虛榮心
injured vanity, ie resentment caused by some slight or humiliation 受到傷害的虛榮心.
2 (fml 文)
(a) [U] quality of being unsatisfying or futile; worthlessness 不滿意的或無益的境況; 無價值
the vanity of human achievements 人類成就之徒勞無益.
(b) vanities [pl]
vain, worthless thing or act 無意義、 無價值的事物或行為.
?? 考研助記
烏鴉(va)和尼姑(ni)，酒鬼(ty)一樣有 虛榮心 “娃立體”（諧音）-考試考得好，娃走路直立著身體，這是 虛榮心作怪 空虛(van字根)的人(i)體(ty-ti)有顆 虛榮的心 網友：yqy 補充：van+ity→心里空空→虛榮心
?? 擴展釋義
*['v?niti]n. 虛榮心, 虛無, 自負, 空虛, 時髦的小擺飾相關詞組: do sth out of vanity
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So it looks as if she meant to return.
因此看樣子她好象要回來。
When you return to the office the following morning or after the holiday, you can listen to the messages and take any necessary action.
當你第二天早晨或體假后回到辦公室，你可以聽那些留言，然后采取必要的行動。
After all, I am the only one of my aunt's relations still alive.
不管怎么說，我是我伯母的親戚中唯一一個還活著的人。