[字彙] Podcast - hauteur (n) 傲慢

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http://pttgre.mypodcast.com/2009/12/hauteur_n_-269867.html 英解: => arrogance, haughtiness haughty (a) 傲慢的 naughty (a) 頑皮的 字源: Hauteur is from the French, from haut, "high," from Latin altus, "high." It is thus related to altitude. 記法: 傲慢的人高高在上,睥睨一切。 例句: That self-deprecation and lack of hauteur are typical of the earthy style that enables Powell to get close to his troops in a way that many top brass never do. -- "Colin Powell: The master planner of Desert Shield is ready for its ultimate test", People, December 31, 1990 self-deprecation (n) 自貶 earthy (a) 平凡的 brass (n) 高級軍官 (原指黃銅) 參考資料: http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2009/12/26.html 圖片來源: http://blackwingdiaries.blogspot.com/2005/12/hauteur.html -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 218.211.239.101 ※ 編輯: sovereignty 來自: 218.211.239.101 (12/27 00:01)

12/27 08:33, , 1F
圖很好耶,我之前沒找過這一張
12/27 08:33, 1F

12/27 08:34, , 2F
其實h是在後來的日耳曼語才加上去的 haut=alt
12/27 08:34, 2F

12/27 09:32, , 4F
法文'h'在此處不知是否不發音?
12/27 09:32, 4F

12/27 12:03, , 5F
讓我聯想到Hauteclere,法國史詩"羅蘭之歌"中的一把劍
12/27 12:03, 5F

12/27 21:53, , 6F
感謝補充
12/27 21:53, 6F

01/02 17:46, , 7F
推!
01/02 17:46, 7F
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