英 [ˈvænəti] 美 [ˈvænəti]
n. 虚荣(心),自负;(相对于非常严肃的事而言)无意义,微不足道;梳妆台,盥洗柜;自负的行为,虚荣的态度;自费出版
复数vanities
vanity /ˈvænɪtɪ/ CET6+ TEM4
不可数名词 If you refer to someone's vanity, you are critical of them because they take great pride in their appearance or abilities. 虚荣
Men who use steroids are motivated by sheer vanity.
服用类固醇的男人们纯粹是受了虚荣心的驱使。
feelings of excessive pride
同义词: amour propre / conceit / self-love
the quality of being valueless or futile
同义词: emptiness
the trait of being unduly vain and conceited
同义词: conceit / conceitedness
low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup
同义词: dressing table / dresser / toilet table
浮华-引用次数:12
In his works, he unmasks the hypocrisy and emptiness of America in the 1920s under the superficial uproar and vanity.
他在作品中大量融人了自己的生活经历,向人们展示了二十年代美国社会的浮华与喧嚣,以及深藏其后的衰败和空虚。
参考来源论《了不起的盖茨比》的狂欢化精神
无我-引用次数:2
As alleviating the sedative with tense soul, the values of Buddhism impeled him to produce this kind of empty state: “Despair,like hope,is but vanity”.
作为缓解心灵紧张的镇静剂,佛学无常无我、淡化执着的价值观促使他走向“绝望之为虚妄,正与希望相同”的空无状态。
参考来源《野草》的佛学解读
虚无-引用次数:3
It is just one’s perceivable end that becomes the source of the trepidation of the human beings. As a result, people become extremely scared towards the elapse of hours, the sense of vanity, and the loss of self—value.
人类对死亡的恐惧衍生成为了对时间流逝的焦虑、对此在“虚无”的恐惧、对丧失自我价值的恐惧。
参考来源审美体验:死亡恐惧的超越之路
虚荣心
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虚荣(Vanity)是一种原罪,糊口在钢筋混凝土中的人们,迷醉在夜得霓虹中。
...《浮华世界》 - 基本信息 浮华世界 《浮华世界》又称《名利场》(Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero)是英国小说家威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷的讽刺小说,于1847年出版,并曾多次改编成电影与电视剧。
坚持朴实的理念,剥去了产品附加 浮华 ( Vanity ),细致(Meticulous)到每个产品在构思阶段就被还原到使用价值与生产(Produce)成本的最佳平衡状态(Status):产物的简约而妥贴,足...
Men who use steroids are motivated by sheer vanity.
服用类固醇的男人们纯粹是受了虚荣心的驱使。
Her sarcasm wounded his vanity.
她挖苦的语言刺伤了他的虚荣心。
Such spending is not mere vanity.
这样的支出不仅仅是虚荣心。
A short time later, she accepted a job at another magazine, Vanity Fair.
VOA : special.2010.08.08
Their professions to justice are just that, they are professions or pretensions expressing their vanity and their ambition.
他们在正义上的专业训练,只是他们的专业,或说自命表达其自负与野心。
政治哲学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
However, I think just for vanity purposes, just to be a little bit more beautiful,
但是,如果只是因为爱美,只是为了变得更漂亮,
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He also drew cartoons for popular magazines including Life and Vanity Fair.
VOA : special.2010.05.02
Clare Boothe became a top editor at Vanity Fair.
VOA : special.2010.08.08
Dermatologists said vanity is a strong motivating force when it comes to sunscreen use.
The bath area includes a step-in steam shower, a soaking tub and a marble-topped vanity.
He was charming and quick, with a vanity made bearable by his genuine affection for people.
"vanity"是个多义词,它可以指vanity(Vanity),vanity(克里斯蒂娜·阿奎莱拉演唱歌曲)。