conceit

US /kənˈsiːt/
UK /kənˈsiːt/
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1.

自負, 自大

excessive pride in oneself

:
His conceit made him unpopular among his colleagues.
他的自負使他在同事中不受歡迎。
She spoke with an air of utter conceit.
她說話帶著一種十足的自負
2.

奇想, 巧妙的比喻

a fanciful notion; an elaborate or fanciful metaphor, especially in poetry

:
The poet used a complex conceit to describe love as a journey.
詩人使用一個複雜的比喻來描述愛情為一段旅程。
His argument was based on a clever but ultimately flawed conceit.
他的論點基於一個巧妙但最終有缺陷的構思