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self-importance N

self-importance

高傲 gāo'ào

self-importance

妄自尊大 wàng zì zūn dà

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Much of the novel is devoted to mockery of the phoniness and self-importance of people in the film industry. en.wikipedia.org

Most of the time, arrogance can indicate an excessive need for self-importance and wanting to be the center of attention. www.huffingtonpost.com

It can also degenerate into pedantry, which is intellectual rigour applied to no particular end, except perhaps self-importance. en.wikipedia.org

There was no need for an exaggerated sense of self-importance. en.wikipedia.org

His flamboyancy, self-importance and addiction to gambling at cards brought him and his family into debt and unhappiness. en.wikipedia.org

Other speakers have often used it simply as a parable teaching the dangers of inflexibility and self-importance, or the need for situational awareness. en.wikipedia.org

I have never met a personage so destitute of self-importance. en.wikipedia.org

The movies had the sweep and sense of self-importance that a big fantasy series ought to have. grantland.com

But it's perfectly aware of its limited dramatic mission... and... it offers an attractive getaway route from self-importance, snark, and chatty comedies about male bonding. en.wikipedia.org

Apart from taking himself very seriously indeed, he is also an extreme example of self-importance, with the unhappy result that he is much snubbed by those he considers beneath him. en.wikipedia.org

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