arrogant和supercilious的区别

分类:教育/科学>>外语学习

解析:

经一番搜索和分析，得出的论点，arrogance和supercilious都是骄傲的同义词。arrogance较为刚性，形容极度傲慢，有点气势凌人，而supercilious较为柔和，寓意傲慢鄙视，带有一种超然的态度。

Onewhoisarrogantisoverbearinglyproudanddemandsexcessivepowerorconsideration.

Superciliousimplieshaughtydisdainandaloofness.

proud

ADJECTIVE:Inflectedforms:proud·er,proud·est

1.Feelingpleasurablesatisfactionoveranact,possession,quality,orrelationshipbywhichonemeasuresone'sstatureorself-worth:proudofone'schild;proudtoserveone'scountry.2.Occasioningorbeingareasonforpride:“OnJanuary1,1900,AmericansandEuropeansgreetedtheentiethcenturyintheproudandcertainbeliefthatthenexthundredyearswouldmakeallthingspossible”(W.BruceLincoln).3.Feelingorshowingjustifiableself-respect.4.Filledwithorshowingexcessiveself-esteem.5.Ofgreatdignity;honored:aproudname.6.Majestic;magnificent:proudalpinepeaks.7.Spirited.Usedofananimal:proudsteeds.

ETYMOLOGY:MiddleEnglish,fromOldEnglishprd,fromOldFrenchprou,prud,brave,virtuous,obliquecaseofprouz,fromVulgarLatin*prdis,fromLateLatinprde,advantageous,fromLatinprdesse,tobegood:prd-,for(variantofpr-,withdonthemodelofred-,prevocalicvariantofre-,back,again;seepro–1)+esse,tobe;seees-inAppendixI.

OTHERFORMS:

proudly—ADVERB

proudness—NOUN

SYNONYMS:proud,arrogant,haughty,disdainful,supercilious

Theseadjectivesmeancharacterizedbyaninflatedegoanddisdainforwhatoneconsidersinferior:Proudcansuggestjustifiableself-satisfactionbutoftenimpliesconceit:“Thereissuchathingasamanbeingtooproudtofight”(WoodrowWilson).Onewhoisarrogantisoverbearinglyproudanddemandsexcessivepowerorconsideration:anarrogantandpompousprofessor,unpopularwithstudentsandcolleaguesalike.Haughtysuggestsproudsuperiority,asbyreasonofhighstatus:“Herlaughwassatirical,andsowasthehabitualexpressionofherarchedandhaughtylip”(CharlotteBrontë).Disdainfulemphasizesscornorcontempt:“Nor[let]grandeurhearwithadisdainful***ile,/Theshortandsimpleannalsofthepoor”(ThomasGray).Superciliousimplieshaughtydisdainandaloofness:“Hismothereyedmeinsilencewithasuperciliousair”(TobiasSmollett).