pride是什么意思

pride

英 [praɪd] 美 [praɪd]

pride 自豪，骄傲，自尊，尊严

来自proud的名词形式。比较同源词prude.

pride: pride: [OE] The original Old English noun for ‘pride’ was pryte, a derivative of the adjective prūd ‘proud’ (ancestor of modern English proud). This changed in the 11th century to pryde, probably under the influence of the adjective, and subsequently developed to pride. There is an isolated example of the use of the word for a ‘group of lions’ from the late 15th century, but the modern usage seems to be a 20th-century revival.
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pride (n.): late Old English pryto, Kentish prede, Mercian pride "pride, haughtiness, pomp," from prud (see proud). There is debate whether Scandinavian cognates (Old Norse pryði, Old Swedish prydhe , Danish pryd, etc.) are borrowed from Old French (from Germanic) or from Old English. Meaning "that which makes a person or people most proud" is from c. 1300. First applied to groups of lions late 15c., but not commonly so used until c. 1930. Paired with prejudice from 1610s.
pride (v.): mid-12c. in the reflexive sense "congratulate (oneself), be proud," c. 1200 as "be arrogant, act haughtily," from pride (n.). Related: Prided; priding.

1. He wrote the word "pride" in huge letters on the blackboard.: 他在黑板上写了一个大大的单词pride。

2. We definitely wanted to salvage some pride for British tennis.: 我们当然想为英国网球挽回一些尊严。

3. The expectant mothers that Amy had encountered positively glowed with pride.: 埃米遇见的准妈妈们个个洋溢着自豪和喜悦。

5. Other women seemed content and even exhibited their bellies with pride.: 其他女人似乎很满足，甚至还骄傲地炫耀她们的肚腩。