hubris

英 [ˈhjuːbrɪs]

美 [ˈhjuːbrɪs]

n.  傲慢; 狂妄

GRE

BNC.25310 / COCA.15622

牛津词典

noun

• 傲慢；狂妄
  the fact of sb being too proud. In literature, a character with this pride ignores warnings and laws and this usually results in their downfall and death.

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 傲慢;自大;自恃
  If you accuse someone ofhubris, you are accusing them of arrogant pride.
  1. ...a tale of how an honourable man pursuing honourable goals was afflicted with hubris and led his nation towards catastrophe.
     关于一个追求崇高目标的磊落君子是如何因自高自大而将自己的国家引向灾难的故事

英英释义

noun

• overbearing pride or presumption

双语例句

• In retailing, the damage that can be caused by hubris and a sales-driven culture is limited.
  在零售行业，狂妄自大和以销售额为驱动的文化所能造成的破坏比较有限。
• This hubris turned to humility in the2007 sub-prime crisis that led to the global economic crisis.
  这种傲慢在2007年的次贷危机中变成了谦卑，而正是这次次贷危机导致了全球性经济危机。
• It is a story of management hubris and excessive risk-taking and it raises one of the most tantalising questions of the year: were the US authorities, notably Hank Paulson, US Treasury Secretary, right to let Lehman go under?
  这是一个关于管理傲慢和过度冒险的故事，它提出了一个今年最引人深思的问题：美国政府，尤其是美国财长汉克保尔森（hankpaulson），让雷曼破产到底对不对？
• Most start-ups go broke because of over-optimism; established companies are wrecked by complacency and hubris.
  多数初创企业因过度乐观而破产；成熟公司则被自满和傲慢摧毁。
• Overconfidence leads to hubris.
  过于自信会导致狂妄。
• Such ideological hubris contributed to the market fundamentalism that led to financial nemesis in 2008.
  这种意识形态上的自大，助长了市场原教旨主义，后者则招致了2008年金融危机的报复。
• But somewhere along the way, says Prof Deshpand é, hubris set in.
  但在发展过程中，德什潘德表示，傲慢不知不觉地滋生了。
• The Odyssey taught humanity the dangers of hubris and the need for flexible responses to interminable and unpredictable setbacks.
  《奥德赛》的故事向人类讲述了自负的危险，也教会我们应当灵活应对没完没了、无法预测的挫折。
• There was no Lehman-style collapse or Bernie Madoff-type fraud to hammer home the full extent of the hubris.
  当时既没有雷曼兄弟式的崩溃，也没有波尼。麦道夫式的欺诈来对这番乐极生悲的景象作出诠释。
• The can-do attitude of this Silicon Valley technology elite may be one of its strengths, but it can also sometimes look like hubris in the face of the challenges of a new industry.
  这种硅谷技术精英的自信态度也许是其一大长处，但在面对新行业的诸多挑战时，有时候可能也会显得狂妄自大。