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conceit

noun
🔊/kənˈsiːt/
🔊/kənˈsiːt/
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  1. [uncountable] (disapproving) the fact of being too proud of yourself and what you do自负；骄傲自大
    • I can say without conceit that I have talent.我可以毫不掩饰地说我有才华。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
  2. [countable] (formal) an artistic effect or device, especially one that is very clever or tries to be very clever but does not succeed别出心裁但不实用的效果；巧妙但不实用的东西
    • The ill-advised conceit of the guardian angel dooms the film from the start.对守护天使的蹩脚设计弄巧成拙，从一开始就注定这部电影要失败。🔊🔊
    • The director’s brilliant conceit was to film this tale in black and white.导演把这个传说拍摄成黑白电影的计划很巧妙。
    Topics Literature and writingc2
  3. [countable] (specialist) a clever expression in writing or speech that involves a comparison between two things巧妙的言辞；别出心裁的比喻 synonym metaphor
    • The idea of the wind singing is a romantic conceit.风儿在唱歌这一巧妙的比喻很有浪漫色彩。🔊🔊
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘notion’, also ‘quaintly decorative article’): from conceive, on the pattern of pairs such as deceive, deceit.