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    hauteur

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hau·teur /əʊˈtɜː $ hɒːˈtɜːr/ noun [uncountable] formal  PROUDa proud, very unfriendly manner 傲慢
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    hauteur• From the beautifully groomed hair to the dark intensity of his eyes he spelled wealth, power and hauteur.• She made matters worse by her hauteur in court.• The crack in Crack Wars is between its hauteur and its need to be hip.    Origin hauteur (1600-1700) French haut “high”
    hau·teur nounChineseSyllable
    manner very a proud, Corpus unfriendly


    hauteur
    hau‧teur /əʊˈtɜː $ hɒːˈtɜːr/ noun [uncountable] formal
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: French
     Origin: haut 'high'
    a proud, very unfriendly manner


    haut·eurBrE /əʊˈtɜː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /hɔːˈtɜːr/ 🔊, /oʊˈtɜːr/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal) an unfriendly way of behaving towards other people suggesting that you think that you are better than they are 傲慢；高傲自大