hubris
美 [ˈhjubrɪs] 
英 [ˈhjuːbrɪs]
英汉双解
1. | 傲慢；狂妄the fact of sb being too proud. In literature, a character with this pride ignores warnings and laws and this usually results in their downfall and death. |
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英英解释
例句
Legend has it Icarus fell from the sky because hubris led him too close to the sun, melting the wax that held the feathers on his wings.
传说中，伊卡洛斯由于骄傲自满过分飞近太阳，用来将羽毛粘在翅膀上的蜡一融化，他便从空中掉了下来。
But there it was, that flicker of hubris, hiding just behind his explanation of the decision to tell all (or at least some).
然而，又是这样，在解释为什么下定决心要把事情都说出来（或者至少交代一部分）的时候，他的言语间若隐若现地总是有点傲慢。
It is thus easy to put bankers, traders, excessive compensation , derivative products and general financial hubris in the same bag.
因此，很容易把银行家、交易员、高额薪酬、衍生品和金融业普遍存在的傲慢情绪混为一谈。
His calculation at this point is little more than desperation, the last twist of his hubris.
这时候，他的小算盘里只剩下与他自己的自大纠缠不休的绝望罢了。
I would like to hear God say that I sort of hadn't committed too many acts of hubris.
我希望能听到上帝说我这辈子没有太狂妄自大…
On the other, mergers may have been the children of hubris, as chief executives sought scale for its own sake.
另一方面，合并会滋生傲慢情绪，因为公司高层会为了自身的利益而盲目追求规模。
Sadly, what was forgotten amid the Bush-era hubris was that America's edge always has been as much moral and economic as military.
美国在道德和经济方面的优势总是与军事优势并驾齐驱。不幸的是，傲慢的布什总统忘记了这一点。
Since every boom contains the seeds of the next bust, the best global growth in a generation created hubris, ensuring a major downturn.
每一场繁荣都孕育着下一轮萧条，一代人以来最佳的全球增长滋生了骄傲自大的情绪，从而使一场重大衰退变成了必然。
There have been moments of British hubris, notably around the time of the Iraq invasion.
至今英国已经表现出来几次目中无人的姿态，特别是入侵伊拉克时期。
There was no Lehman-style collapse or Bernie Madoff-type fraud to hammer home the full extent of the hubris.
这其中没有出现雷曼兄弟式的大崩盘或伯纳德·麦道夫式的欺诈案。
AT THE head office of BT (formerly British Telecom) in London it is hard to find any lingering evidence of imperial hubris.
位于伦敦的BT（以前叫英国电信）公司总部，早年的帝国豪情已一去不返。
By this act of hubris, he becomes a historical curio: the only Australian prime minister to have fought just one election.
由于这一狂妄之举，他成为了一个历史上的异类：唯一仅参加一次大选的澳大利亚总理。
Around the 15th year of his rule, amid the grandiosity of his empire-building, a touch of hubris was perhaps overtaking the Nubian ruler.
在他统治的第15个年头，王国的建设热火朝天。到这个时候，这位努比亚统治者自大的情绪开始蔓延开来。
But in some other corner of the economy, easy money is almost certainly beginning to feed hubris and greed.
但是在经济的其他一些角落里，宽松的货币政策目前几乎肯定正在助长傲慢和贪婪。
Today, though, he might be forgiven a little hubris.
然而现在人们可能原谅他少许的骄傲自大。
Mr Das has a keen eye for an anecdote, and the early chapters give the reader plenty of chances to chuckle at the hubris he reveals.
达斯热衷于引经据典。在开头几章揭露金融人士自大嘴脸时，那些谐趣的轶事很可能逗得你咯咯发笑。
Whether this is hubris or homage, the display is bound to attract thousands of new visitors to this marvellous place.
不管是傲慢还是尊重，这次展览必将吸引成千上万的新访客来到这个神奇的地方。
One of the dictionary definitions of hubris cites Edward Teller (the godfather of modern geoengineering).
字典中狂妄的一个定义引用了EdwardTeller（现代地球工程之父）。
It may be arrogance, hubris or insecurity that causes him to seek a reaction from you.
这也许是由于自负、骄傲以及不安全感导致他要寻求你的反应。
What did we learn at the start of the last century that we then disregarded either through amnesia or hubris?
我们在上世纪初汲取的、随后又因健忘或自大对之视而不见的教训是什么？
At a time when its erstwhile titans could do with displaying contrition, signs of hubris abound.
在目前华尔街的昔日巨头们该显示忏悔的时候，傲慢的迹象却比比皆是。
There was a hubris that was unreal: the climate and the culture and the unbridled optimism. There was arrogance that anything was possible.
当时有一种不真实的傲慢气氛：气候、文化和不受拘束的乐观主义。人们傲慢地认为，凡事皆有可能。
To many, it wreaks havoc not in the name of democracy and liberty, but of free markets and hubris.
对很多人来说，它不是以民主和自由的名义，而是以自由市场与傲慢自大发动浩劫。
Most of you are familiar with the virtues of a programmer. There are three, of course: laziness, impatience, and hubris.
大多数的你们都熟悉程序员的美德。他们有三点：懒，不耐烦，以及狂妄自大。
Hubris, however, has been followed by nemesis rather too often in this field for anybody to be making a song and dance about things.
在这个领域里，任何骄傲自大地对自已的成就喋喋不休的人，总会受到惩罚。
Hubris and excessive optimism are the typical causes of this one, but sadly Boards still let this happen.
狂妄自大、过度乐观是这一错误的典型起因，不幸的是，董事会经常放任这种事情发生。
As I stressed, our knavishness comes in the form of opportunism, and hubris.
正如我强调的，我们人性中恶的一面来自机会主义与傲慢。
not all readers are ready for a glimpse at the appalling hubris and harrowing self-doubt that beset most writers.
并非所有的读者都做好了准备窥探作家的内心——他们大部分惊世骇俗地自大同时伤心欲绝地自卑。
But hubris and nationalism among some Chinese, and unnecessary fear of decline among some Americans make it difficult to assure this future.
但是，某些中国人的狂妄自大和民族主义情绪，以及某些美国人对本国衰落不必要的担心，为这一前景增添了许多变数。
The US government's $700bn bail-out was the price to be paid for past hubris.
美国政府7000亿美元的纾困计划是为过去的自以为是付出的代价。
We exhibit not only hubris but remarkable obtuseness in caging, torturing, and infecting animals in the name of improving our health.
我们不仅狂妄自大，还麻木不仁。以改善我们的健康为名，囚禁、虐待动物并使动物饱受各种传染病之苦。
It seems perverse not to, but the causes are a potent mix of hubris, greed and technical complications.
不这样做似乎荒唐，但原因包含自满、贪婪和技术复杂性。
Hubris did not set in immediately.
狂妄并非即刻出现。
Cultural hubris, another pattern Jim Collins in particular raises, is of foremost concern.
文化上的傲慢是JimCollins最关注的问题。
If so, the event would meet the classical definition of tragedy: hubris (arrogance), ate (folly); nemesis (destruction).
如果真是这样，这件事情就将符合悲剧的古典定义：傲睨神明（傲慢）；犯罪女神（愚蠢）；复仇女神（毁灭）。
Instead, the crash has exposed hubris, incompetence and corruption in a single, tragic crunching of metal.
然而，这次追尾碰撞悲剧性地暴露出傲慢、无能和腐败。
Our parochial narrowness and cultural hubris are a dangerous combination.
我们本位主义的狭隘性和傲慢文化是一个危险的结合。
I have often wondered what would become of a practice inextricably woven to such creatures when human hubris finally extinguishes them.
我常常在想，当狂妄的人类最终消灭掉这些动物后再来练习这些动作恐怕就要像面对一堆乱麻一样无从下手。
From the Tower of Babel to Kuala Lumpur's Petronas Tower, an uncanny historical correlation exists between building height and hubris.
从“巴别塔”（TowerofBabel）到吉隆坡的“双子星塔”（PetronasTowers），建筑物高度与狂妄之间存在一种神秘的历史关联。
Tying up with brands can be useful, says Steve Levine, chairman of Hubris Records.
和品牌捆绑在一起是很有用的，这是Hubris唱片的主席SteveLevine说的。
