prima donna

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prima don·na /ˌpriːmə ˈdɒnə $ -ˈdɑːnə/ noun [countable]  1. APMthe most important woman singer in an opera company 〔歌剧团的〕主要[首席]女歌手2  PROUDsomeone who thinks that they are very good at what they do, and demands a lot of attention and praise from other people 自以为了不起的人，妄自尊大的人 In my view, football players are a bunch of over-paid prima donnas. 在我看来，足球运动员是一帮收入过高、妄自尊大的家伙。

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prima donna• Despite her glamour she was never a prima donna, and the memory of her vocal clarity and unaffected piety will endure.• Bob Woodward was a prima donna who played heavily at office politics.• I wouldn't want either player on my team - they're both prima donnas.• The days of the creative genius prima donna are over.• Did Parks stomp off in a huff like some injured prima donna, some egomaniac?• Melinda Mullins -- a presence to remember -- plays the prima donna, Hilary, who tosses off an insult a minute.Origin prima donna (1700-1800) Italian “first lady”

prima don·na nounChineseSyllable  

important woman singer the company in an most Corpus opera

prima donna
prima don‧na /ˌpriːmə ˈdɒnə $ -ˈdɑːnə/ noun [countable]1. the most important woman singer in an opera company
2. someone who thinks that they are very good at what they do, and demands a lot of attention and praise from other people:
    In my view, football players are a bunch of over-paid prima donnas.

prima donnaBrE /ˌpriːmə ˈdɒnə/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpriːmə ˈdɑːnə/ 🔊 nounthe main woman singer in an opera performance or an opera company （歌剧演出或歌剧团的）首席女歌唱演员，女主角演员(disapproving) a person who thinks they are very important because they are good at sth, and who behaves badly when they do not get what they want 妄自尊大而爱闹脾气者；恃才傲物者