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haughty

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++haugh·ty /ˈhɔːti $ ˈhɒː-/ adjective  PROUDbehaving in a proud unfriendly way 倨傲不逊的,傲慢的,目中无人的 stuck up a haughty laugh 傲慢的大笑haughtily adverbhaughtiness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
haughtyPeople thought of him as being haughty and difficult to talk to.Bella came out of prison as haughty as when she went in.If he attempts to talk to you, you will flick him a haughty glance and say nothing.Jessica turned away with a haughty look on her face.She flicked him a haughty smile, then strode briskly on.Are frowning and haughty tyrants to be preferred to generous Lords?Under different circumstances, this would have sounded patronizing, a wilted bouquet tossed by a haughty victor.
Origin haughty (1500-1600) haught haughty ((15-19 centuries)), from French haut high
haugh·ty adjectiveChineseSyllable
proud a behaving in way unfriendly Corpus


haughty
haughty /ˈhɔːti $ ˈhɒː-/ adjective
 Date: 1500-1600
 Origin: haught 'haughty' (15-19 centuries), from French haut 'high'
behaving in a proud unfriendly way ⇨ stuck up:
    a haughty laugh
—haughtily adverb
—haughtiness noun [uncountable]


haughtyBrE /ˈhɔːti/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɔːti/ 🔊 adjective (haught·ier, haught·iest) behaving in an unfriendly way towards other people because you think that you are better than them 傲慢的;高傲自大的 SYN arrogant a haughty face/look/manner 自负的面容/神态/态度He replied with haughty disdain. 他的回答充满了不屑。🔊🔊 haught·ily BrE /ˈhɔːtɪli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɔːtɪli/ 🔊 adverb haughti·ness BrE /ˈhɔːtinəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɔːtinəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]