1、自豪、骄傲。它是 proud(骄傲的)的名词形式:pr- 起头,i 发 /aɪ/,和 ride 押韵。take pride in = be proud of,以……为荣。 2、同根 proud(骄傲的、自豪的);动词 pride oneself on sth 以某事自得。近义辨析:pride 常指正当或过度的自尊、自豪;boast 侧重夸耀自己的长处;brag 更口语、过分吹嘘;crow 大声炫耀。 3、a pride of lions 指一群狮子。别把 pride 和 prude(假正经的人 /pruːd/)拼混,两个词意思、读音都不同。
pride: [OE] The original Old English noun for ‘pride’ was pryte, a derivative of the adjective prūd ‘proud’ (ancestor of modern English proud). This changed in the 11th century to pryde, probably under the influence of the adjective, and subsequently developed to pride. There is an isolated example of the use of the word for a ‘group of lions’ from the late 15th century, but the modern usage seems to be a 20th-century revival. => proud
pride (n.)
late Old English pryto, Kentish prede, Mercian pride "pride, haughtiness, pomp," from prud (see proud). There is debate whether Scandinavian cognates (Old Norse pryði, Old Swedish prydhe , Danish pryd, etc.) are borrowed from Old French (from Germanic) or from Old English. Meaning "that which makes a person or people most proud" is from c. 1300. First applied to groups of lions late 15c., but not commonly so used until c. 1930. Paired with prejudice from 1610s.
pride (v.)
mid-12c. in the reflexive sense "congratulate (oneself), be proud," c. 1200 as "be arrogant, act haughtily," from pride (n.). Related: Prided; priding.
权威例句
1. He wrote the word "pride" in huge letters on the blackboard.
他在黑板上写了一个大大的单词pride。
2. We definitely wanted to salvage some pride for British tennis.
我们当然想为英国网球挽回一些尊严。
3. The expectant mothers that Amy had encountered positively glowed with pride.
埃米遇见的准妈妈们个个洋溢着自豪和喜悦。
4. He felt a glow of pride in what she had accomplished.
他为她取得的成绩深感自豪。
5. Other women seemed content and even exhibited their bellies with pride.