傲慢 (ao man): translation, meaning, pronunciation, examples

By ricky | December 8, 2017

傲慢 (Chinese PinYin: [ào màn]; traditional Chinese: 傲慢) may mean: (1) adj. arrogant; (2) noun. arrogance; haughtiness; (3) adj. insolent and rude. It is a high-frequency word and can be adopted in both formal and informal Mandarin Chinese. Some common phrases and expressions are: 傲慢地 (haughtily; loftily), 傲慢的 (haughty; arrogant), 傲慢与偏见 (Pride and Prejudice, a romance novel by Jane Austen), 傲慢的态度 (arrogance), 傲慢无礼 (disrespectful), 傲慢不逊 (haughty), 傲慢少礼 / 傲慢无礼 (rude and impolite).

Literally: 傲 (proud) + 慢 (cold-shoulder)

1. How to pronounce 傲慢?

Chinese Pinyin: [ào màn]

Pronunciation examples: Please click to play the below audio.

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2. Synonyms And Antonyms of 傲慢

Synonyms: 倨傲, 狂妄, 自傲, 娇傲, 傲岸, 高傲, 孤高, 自大, 自豪, 骄横, 骄傲, 自高, 无礼, 高慢, 骄气, 夸耀

Antonyms: 谦让, 谦和, 谦敬, 谦卑, 谦虚, 谦恭, 虚心, 恭敬, 敬让, 谦逊

3. What are the fixed expression, collocation and idioms that contains 傲慢

Fixed expression: 傲慢地 (haughtily; loftily), 傲慢的 (haughty; arrogant), 傲慢与偏见 (Pride and Prejudice, a romance novel by Jane Austen),

Collocation: 傲慢的态度 (attitude of arrogance),

Idioms: 傲慢无礼 (disrespectful), 傲慢不逊 (haughty), 傲慢少礼 / 傲慢无礼 (rude and impolite),

Terminologies: 傲慢行为 (overbearing conduct),

4. How to use 傲慢 in a sentence?

Below are some example sentences and quotes containing 傲慢.

4.1 她是个傲慢的人。

Translation: She is an arrogant woman.

4.2 我无法容忍他的傲慢。

Translation: I cannot stand his arrogance.

4.3 她把他的沉默理解为傲慢。

Translation: She interprets his silence as arrogance.

4.4 没有什么比傲慢更令人生厌。

Translation: There is nothing uglier than arrogance.

4.5 不管出自固执还是傲慢,如果拒不从错误中吸取教训的话,你很快会丢掉你的工作的。

Translation: Refusing to learn from your mistakes, whether out of stubbornness or arrogance, is a quick way to kill your career.

4.6 无论在场的众峡谷骑士和贵族多么傲慢,他们都很清楚下面情势如何,只有妹妹依旧看不到真相。

Translation: Blind with arrogance as they were, even the knights and lords of the Vale could see what was happening below them, yet her sister could not.

4.7 对方这句傲慢中带着促狭的话惹恼了他。

Translation: The sly arrogance of the comment rankled him.

4.8 他控制住了他的傲慢, 作出了道歉

Translation: He sank his arrogance and apologized.

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Category: Standard Chinese Words And Expressions

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