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词汇 self-admiration
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Definition of self-admiration in English:

self-admiration

noun sɛlfadməˈreɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • The admiration of oneself; undue pride in oneself or one's achievements.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • While lagging behind on covetousness and lust, we beat all comers in the sheer weight of our self-admiration.
    • His eyes widened not with self-admiration but with horror.
    • Fortunately, I have enough money and self-admiration to be far removed from the harsh stares of the other diners.
    • She fingered her soft brown locks in proud self-admiration.
    • It is important to recognize our own weaknesses and not to be caught up in self-admiration.

Derivatives

  • self admirer

  • noun
  • self-admiring

  • adjective
    • Even in Italy, he created increasingly abstract and artificial effects, but always for religious purposes and never with the self-admiring, arch cleverness of the Mannerists.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Let me remind you again that these leaders are narcissistic - that is, they are self-loving, self-admiring, egocentric and self-centred.
      • At these moments, the film, which is mostly a plotty and deeply self-admiring tale about British code-breakers during WWII, turns funny, even witty.
      • It is about the long-term struggle for class-consciousness, and the creation of an industrious, militant, self-congratulatory and self-admiring working class.

Definition of self-admiration in US English:

self-admiration

nounˈˌself ˌadməˈrāSHən
  • The admiration of oneself; pride.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His eyes widened not with self-admiration but with horror.
    • She fingered her soft brown locks in proud self-admiration.
    • It is important to recognize our own weaknesses and not to be caught up in self-admiration.
    • While lagging behind on covetousness and lust, we beat all comers in the sheer weight of our self-admiration.
    • Fortunately, I have enough money and self-admiration to be far removed from the harsh stares of the other diners.
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