自尊

She arrogated to herself a certain importance.

妄自尊大。

It is easy for children to lose their self-esteem.

孩子很容易失去自尊。

He chose not to resign to keep his self-respect.

他决定为了保全自尊而不辞职。

He’s been suffering from delusions of grandeur ever since he became manager.

自从他上经理之后就妄自尊大。

The school’s aim is to build the self-esteem of the children.

这所学校目标是培养学生自尊。

His attitude towards her gnawed away at her confidence.

他对态度一直在削弱自尊心。

Pablo's amour propre must have been tested by his short stature.

巴勃罗自尊心很可能因身材矮小受到考验。

Pride spurs him to work hard.

自尊心促使他努力工。

She was pained when you refused her invitation.

邀请时，自尊心受到伤害。

His arrogance lowered him in her estimation.

他妄自尊大降低了他在心目中位置。

He is learned, but neither stuffy nor pedantic.

他很博学,但既不妄自尊大也不卖弄学问。

Pride spurred the man to fight.

自尊心刺激他去决斗 。

Early success may lead to megalomania.

少年得志可能导致妄自尊大。

Its image is lionlike, implying courage, dignity, boldness and self-esteem rather than daintiness or delicacy.

其形象酷似狮子。他代表勇气、大胆、自尊更胜于漂亮、优雅或精致。

In her new film, Victoria plays a prima donna television presenter.

维多利亚在新片里扮演一位妄自尊大电视节目主持人。

I wounded her amour-propre.

我伤了自尊心。

My father was too proud to risk a rebuff, so he simply did not ask her.

我父亲自尊心太强怕被，所以根本就没问。

Her taunts ruffled his pride.

嘲笑使他自尊心大受打击。

Are they sheer “image-boosting and confidence-raising” illusions made up of a hodge-podge of sketchy proofs spread by word of mouth?

它仅仅只是以讹传讹、穿凿附会“形象之蜃”、“自尊之蜃”吗？

He saw himself first as a straddler—roughly on the scale of the Colossus of Rhodes, for he was not short of self-esteem.

他认为自己首先是个和事佬——大体上在罗德岛太阳神范围之内，因为他并不缺乏自尊。