1. | [u] 自负;自大;虚荣;虚荣心too much pride in your own appearance, abilities or achievements |
She had no personal vanity(= about her appearance) . 她对自己的相貌毫不自负。 |
2. | [u] (尤指与其他重大事物相比)渺小,无所谓,不重要the quality of being unimportant, especially compared with other things that are important |
the vanity of human ambition in the face of death 个人抱负在死亡面前的微不足道 |
3. | [pl] 自负的行为;虚荣的态度;过分的骄傲behaviour or attitudes that show people's vanity |
Politics is too often concerned only with the personal vanities of politicians. 政治常常仅与政界人士的个人虚荣有关。 |