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1. He did that to gratify his girlfriend's vanity.
他做那事是要滿足他女友的虛榮心。
2. The girl's vanity surprised me.
這個(gè)女孩子的虛榮心使我吃驚。
3. vanity的意思
3. I had forsaken the vanities of the world.
我已將人世的無聊瑣事置之不理。
1. 虛榮心：羅素曾說,人與蟒蛇不一樣,蟒蛇吃飽肚子就滿足了;人呢,吃飽肚子后會(huì)有新的欲望:占有欲(acquisitiveness),競(jìng)爭(zhēng)欲(rivalry),虛榮心(vanity)以及對(duì)力量的喜好(love of power).
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2. 空虛：(47)大小和色彩不同的圓形構(gòu)成這幅作品,這些形象似乎浮游于藍(lán)空中,暗褐色背景就象大地與海洋的鳥瞰.(48)聯(lián)結(jié)(unity)能提供把作品中的元素連在一起和表達(dá)一種藝術(shù)觀念的凝聚力.可是,若沒有空虛(vanity),作品又好象失去了一些激動(dòng)和沖擊.因此,
3. 虛榮：可上帝他老人家非抓住人類這個(gè)小辮子不放,在他眼里,虛榮(Vanity)乃是七宗罪的一出,甚至是一切罪惡的淵藪. 他沒看到人類因虛榮而進(jìn)步的一面,相反,他認(rèn)為,人類有了虛榮,就會(huì)衍生出貪欲、暴食、懶惰等其他罪,人類的心理,
1. 虛榮(心);自負(fù)
If you refer to someone's vanity, you are critical of them because they take great pride in their appearance or abilities.
vanity的翻譯
e.g. Men who use steroids are motivated by sheer vanity...
使用類固醇的男人純粹是受虛榮心的驅(qū)使。
e.g. With my usual vanity, I thought he might be falling in love with me.
由于我一貫的虛榮心作祟，我以為他可能愛上了我。