hubris
美 [?hjubr?s] 
英 [?hju?br?s]
英漢雙解
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. |
英漢解釋
英英解釋
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.
傳說中，伊卡洛斯由于驕傲自滿過分飛近太陽，用來將羽毛粘在翅膀上的蠟一融化，他便從空中掉了下來。
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，又是這樣，在解釋為什么下定決心要把事情都說出來（或者至少交代一部分）的時候，他的言語間若隱若現地總是有點傲慢。
It is thus easy to put bankers, traders, excessive compensation , derivative products and general financial hubris in the same bag.
因此，很容易把銀行家、交易員、高額薪酬、衍生品和金融業普遍存在的傲慢情緒混為一談。
His calculation at this point is little more than desperation, the last twist of his hubris.
這時候，他的小算盤里只剩下與他自己的自大糾纏不休的絕望罷了。
I would like to hear God say that I sort of hadn't committed too many acts of hubris.
我希望能聽到上帝說我這輩子沒有太狂妄自大…
On the other, mergers may have been the children of hubris, as chief executives sought scale for its own sake.
另一方面，合并會滋生傲慢情緒，因為公司高層會為了自身的利益而盲目追求規模。
Sadly, what was forgotten amid the Bush-era hubris was that America's edge always has been as much moral and economic as military.
美國在道德和經濟方面的優勢總是與軍事優勢并駕齊驅。不幸的是，傲慢的布什總統忘記了這一點。
Since every boom contains the seeds of the next bust, the best global growth in a generation created hubris, ensuring a major downturn.
每一場繁榮都孕育著下一輪蕭條，一代人以來最佳的全球增長滋生了驕傲自大的情緒，從而使一場重大衰退變成了必然。
There have been moments of British hubris, notably around the time of the Iraq invasion.
至今英國已經表現出來幾次目中無人的姿態，特別是入侵伊拉克時期。
There was no Lehman-style collapse or Bernie Madoff-type fraud to hammer home the full extent of the hubris.
這其中沒有出現雷曼兄弟式的大崩盤或伯納德·麥道夫式的欺詐案。
AT THE head office of BT (formerly British Telecom) in London it is hard to find any lingering evidence of imperial hubris.
位于倫敦的BT（以前叫英國電信）公司總部，早年的帝國豪情已一去不返。
By this act of hubris, he becomes a historical curio: the only Australian prime minister to have fought just one election.
由于這一狂妄之舉，他成為了一個歷史上的異類：唯一僅參加一次大選的澳大利亞總理。
Around the 15th year of his rule, amid the grandiosity of his empire-building, a touch of hubris was perhaps overtaking the Nubian ruler.
在他統治的第15個年頭，王國的建設熱火朝天。到這個時候，這位努比亞統治者自大的情緒開始蔓延開來。
But in some other corner of the economy, easy money is almost certainly beginning to feed hubris and greed.
但是在經濟的其他一些角落里，寬松的貨幣政策目前幾乎肯定正在助長傲慢和貪婪。
Today, though, he might be forgiven a little hubris.
然而現在人們可能原諒他少許的驕傲自大。
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.
達斯熱衷于引經據典。在開頭幾章揭露金融人士自大嘴臉時，那些諧趣的軼事很可能逗得你咯咯發笑。
Whether this is hubris or homage, the display is bound to attract thousands of new visitors to this marvellous place.
不管是傲慢還是尊重，這次展覽必將吸引成千上萬的新訪客來到這個神奇的地方。
One of the dictionary definitions of hubris cites Edward Teller (the godfather of modern geoengineering).
字典中狂妄的一個定義引用了EdwardTeller（現代地球工程之父）。
It may be arrogance, hubris or insecurity that causes him to seek a reaction from you.
這也許是由于自負、驕傲以及不安全感導致他要尋求你的反應。
What did we learn at the start of the last century that we then disregarded either through amnesia or hubris?
我們在上世紀初汲取的、隨后又因健忘或自大對之視而不見的教訓是什么？
At a time when its erstwhile titans could do with displaying contrition, signs of hubris abound.
在目前華爾街的昔日巨頭們該顯示懺悔的時候，傲慢的跡象卻比比皆是。
There was a hubris that was unreal: the climate and the culture and the unbridled optimism. There was arrogance that anything was possible.
當時有一種不真實的傲慢氣氛：氣候、文化和不受拘束的樂觀主義。人們傲慢地認為，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.
對很多人來說，它不是以民主和自由的名義，而是以自由市場與傲慢自大發動浩劫。
Most of you are familiar with the virtues of a programmer. There are three, of course: laziness, impatience, and hubris.
大多數的你們都熟悉程序員的美德。他們有三點：懶，不耐煩，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.
在這個領域里，任何驕傲自大地對自已的成就喋喋不休的人，總會受到懲罰。
Hubris and excessive optimism are the typical causes of this one, but sadly Boards still let this happen.
狂妄自大、過度樂觀是這一錯誤的典型起因，不幸的是，董事會經常放任這種事情發生。
As I stressed, our knavishness comes in the form of opportunism, and hubris.
正如我強調的，我們人性中惡的一面來自機會主義與傲慢。
not all readers are ready for a glimpse at the appalling hubris and harrowing self-doubt that beset most writers.
并非所有的讀者都做好了準備窺探作家的內心——他們大部分驚世駭俗地自大同時傷心欲絕地自卑。
But hubris and nationalism among some Chinese, and unnecessary fear of decline among some Americans make it difficult to assure this future.
但是，某些中國人的狂妄自大和民族主義情緒，以及某些美國人對本國衰落不必要的擔心，為這一前景增添了許多變數。
The US government's $700bn bail-out was the price to be paid for past hubris.
美國政府7000億美元的紓困計劃是為過去的自以為是付出的代價。
We exhibit not only hubris but remarkable obtuseness in caging, torturing, and infecting animals in the name of improving our health.
我們不僅狂妄自大，還麻木不仁。以改善我們的健康為名，囚禁、虐待動物并使動物飽受各種傳染病之苦。
It seems perverse not to, but the causes are a potent mix of hubris, greed and technical complications.
不這樣做似乎荒唐，但原因包含自滿、貪婪和技術復雜性。
Hubris did not set in immediately.
狂妄并非即刻出現。
Cultural hubris, another pattern Jim Collins in particular raises, is of foremost concern.
文化上的傲慢是JimCollins最關注的問題。
If so, the event would meet the classical definition of tragedy: hubris (arrogance), ate (folly); nemesis (destruction).
如果真是這樣，這件事情就將符合悲劇的古典定義：傲睨神明（傲慢）；犯罪女神（愚蠢）；復仇女神（毀滅）。
Instead, the crash has exposed hubris, incompetence and corruption in a single, tragic crunching of metal.
然而，這次追尾碰撞悲劇性地暴露出傲慢、無能和腐敗。
Our parochial narrowness and cultural hubris are a dangerous combination.
我們本位主義的狹隘性和傲慢文化是一個危險的結合。
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，當狂妄的人類最終消滅掉這些動物后再來練習這些動作恐怕就要像面對一堆亂麻一樣無從下手。
From the Tower of Babel to Kuala Lumpur's Petronas Tower, an uncanny historical correlation exists between building height and hubris.
從“巴別塔”（TowerofBabel）到吉隆坡的“雙子星塔”（PetronasTowers），建筑物高度與狂妄之間存在一種神秘的歷史關聯。
Tying up with brands can be useful, says Steve Levine, chairman of Hubris Records.
和品牌捆綁在一起是很有用的，這是Hubris唱片的主席SteveLevine說的。
