Pride

(noun.) unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins).

(noun.) the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards.

(noun.) a feeling of self-respect and personal worth.

(noun.) satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements; 'he takes pride in his son's success'.

(noun.) a group of lions.

(verb.) be proud of; 'He prides himself on making it into law school'.

整理:萨莎

• People will pay as freely to gratify one passion as another, their resentment as their pride. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• But pride--where there is a real superiority of mind, pride will be always under good regulation. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• She brought him some milk, and he drank of it gratefully and lay down again, to forget in pleasant dreams his lost battle and his humbled pride. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• What I have said of pride is equally true of humility. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• For the time paganism was revived in their hearts, the pride of life was all in all, and they adored none other than themselves. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• In short, I made an appeal to that laudable pride in your sister. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• It _is_ wonderful, replied Wickham, for almost all his actions may be traced to pride; and pride had often been his best friend. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• Newland Archer prided himself on his knowledge of Italian art. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• I speak advisedly when I saw Mr. Davis prided himself on his military capacity. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Happily Van Alstyne prided himself on his summing up of social aspects, and with Selden for audience was eager to show the sureness of his touch. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• General Pillow, next in command, was conceited, and prided himself much on his services in the Mexican war. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• We are a non-productive race, priding ourselves upon our non-productiveness. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.

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