vain, a. and n.
(veɪn)
Forms: α. 4–5 vayn (4, 5–6 Sc., wayn), 4–6 vayne (5–6 wayne), 4–7 vaine (5 Sc. waine), 4, 6– vain (4 wain). β. 4 vein, veen, 5 veine; 4–5 veyn (4 ueyn, 5 weyn), veyne (5 veyyne, feyne, Sc. weyne). γ. 4 wan, 5, 6 Sc., wane, 5–6 Sc. vane (6 uane).
[a. OF. vein, veyn, vain (F. vain):—L. vānus empty, void, idle, etc. (whence also It. and Sp. vano, Pg. vão).]
I. 1.I.1 Devoid of real value, worth, or significance; idle, unprofitable, useless, worthless; of no effect, force, or power; fruitless, futile, unavailing.
†b.I.1.b Of material things: Useless, worthless. Obs.
c.I.1.c Trivial, unimportant. rare—1.
†2.I.2 Empty, vacant, void. Also const. of. Obs.
3.I.3 Of persons: Devoid of sense or wisdom; foolish, silly, thoughtless; of an idle or futile nature or disposition. Now rare or Obs.
4.I.4 Given to or indulging in personal vanity; having an excessively high opinion of one's own appearance, attainments, qualities, possessions, etc.; delighting in, or desirous of attracting, the admiration of others; conceited. Also absol.
b.I.4.b Const. of.
II. 5.II.5 In the advb. phrase in vain, to no effect or purpose; ineffectually, uselessly, vainly. After L. in vanum, or OF. en vein (F. en vain, = It. in vano, Sp. en vano, Pg. em vão).
†b.II.5.b So for vain. Obs.—1
6.II.6 to take¨in vain: †a.II.6.a To disregard, to treat with contempt. Obs.
b.II.6.b With name as object. To use or utter (the name of God) lightly, needlessly, or profanely; transf. to mention or speak of casually or idly. A literal rendering of assumere (nomen Dei) in vanum in the Vulgate text of Exod. xx. 7.
†7.II.7 As n. a.II.7.a Vanity; a vain thing. Obs.
†b.II.7.b Emptiness, void space. Obs.
8.II.8 In misc. adjectival or adverbial combs. or attrib. uses, as vain-averted, vain-boasting, vain-conceited, vain-headed, vain-hearted, vain-proud, vain-spent, vain-talking, adjs.; vain-speaker, vain-struggling.
Hence †vain v. trans., to frustrate. Obs.—1

3.I.3 Of persons: Devoid of sense or wisdom; foolish, silly, thoughtless; of an idle or futile nature or disposition. Now rare or Obs.
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4.I.4 Given to or indulging in personal vanity; having an excessively high opinion of one's own appearance, attainments, qualities, possessions, etc.; delighting in, or desirous of attracting, the admiration of others; conceited. Also absol.
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写我看不懂的英文很自豪吗？

哪里有看不懂的了。。

难道就该按四楼解……

sympathy, n.
(ˈsɪmpəθɪ)
Also 6–7 sim-, -ie.
[ad. late L. sympathia, a. Gr. συµπάθεια, f. συµπαθής having a fellow feeling, f. σύν sym- + παθ-, root of πάθος suffering, feeling, πάσχειν to suffer. Cf. F. sympathie (from 15th c.), It., Sp. simpatia, Pg. sympathia.]
1. a.1.a A (real or supposed) affinity between certain things, by virtue of which they are similarly or correspondingly affected by the same influence, affect or influence one another (esp. in some occult way), or attract or tend towards each other. Obs. exc. Hist. or as merged in other senses. powder of sympathy (sympathy-powder), a powder supposed to heal wounds by ‘sympathy’ on being applied to a handkerchief or garment stained with blood from the wound, or to the weapon with which the wound was inflicted: also called sympathetic powder (see sympathetic a. 1).
b.1.b Physiol. and Path. A relation between two bodily organs or parts (or between two persons) such that disorder, or any condition, of the one induces a corresponding condition in the other.
c.1.c Comm. in phr. in sympathy with, used in market reports in reference to a rise or fall in the price of a commodity induced by a rise or fall in that of another, or by some event or circumstance.
2.2 Agreement, accord, harmony, consonance, concord; agreement in qualities, likeness, conformity, correspondence. Obs. or merged in 3 a.
3. a.3.a Conformity of feelings, inclinations, or temperament, which makes persons agreeable to each other; community of feeling; harmony of disposition.
b.3.b The quality or state of being affected by the condition of another with a feeling similar or corresponding to that of the other; the fact or capacity of entering into or sharing the feelings of another or others; fellow-feeling. Also, a feeling or frame of mind evoked by and responsive to some external influence. Const. with (a person, etc., or a feeling).
c.3.c spec. The quality or state of being thus affected by the suffering or sorrow of another; a feeling of compassion or commiseration. Const. for, with (a person), for, in, with, †rarely of (an event, experience, etc.).
d.3.d In weakened sense: A favourable attitude of mind towards a party, cause, etc.; disposition to agree or approve. Const. with, rarely for, in.
4.4 Comb. sympathy card, a printed card expressing condolence on a bereavement; sympathy strike = sympathetic strike s.v. sympathetic a. 3 b; hence sympathy striker.


self-conˈtained, ppl. a.
[self- 3 a.]
Having all that one (it) needs in oneself (itself); independent of external means or relations; esp. (of persons) not dependent upon, or communicating oneself to, others; reserved or restrained in behaviour.
b.b Of a house, or (now more usually) of a flat, or suite of rooms, within a house: Of which the apartments and the approaches are restricted to the use of one family or household; having a private entrance. Orig. Sc.
c.c Of a machine or device: Complete in itself.
Hence self-conˈtainedly adv., self-conˈtainedness; so self-conˈtaining vbl. n. and ppl. a.; self-conˈtainment, the condition of being self-contained.


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demeanour
(dɪˈmiːnə(r))
Forms: 5–7 demeanure, 6 -er, (-ewr, 7 -eure), 6–9 -our, -or, (6 oure); also 6 demen-, demeinour, demain-, demaner, 6–7 demanour, (6 demesner, demeasnure, 7 demesnour).
[A derivative of demean v.1, app. of English or Anglo-Fr. formation: the corresponding OF. words are demenement, demené, demenée. It is not certain from the evidence whether the suffix was originally -ure, OF. -eüre:—L. -ātūra, as in armour, or the Fr. -er of the infinitive, taken substantively, as in demurrer, disclaimer, dinner, supper, user, etc. In either case the ending is assimilated to the -our of Anglo-Fr. words like honour, favour, etc., and -or (favoured in U.S.) a further alteration of this after honor, favor. Cf. behaviour.]
1.1 Conduct, way of acting, mode of proceeding (in an affair); conduct of life, manner of living; practice, behaviour. Formerly often with a and pl.
†b.1.b Wrong conduct, misdemeanour. Obs. rare.
2.2 Manner of comporting oneself outwardly or towards others; bearing, (outward) behaviour. (The usual current sense.)
†3.3 Treatment of any one. Obs.
†4.4 Management, direction. Obs.


That you should continually try to establish human and serious relations, that you should actually feel an interest in John Bull, and desire and invite a return of interest from him, may argue something more awake and lively in your mind, but it still puts you in the attitude
of a suitor and a poor relation.

That you should continually try to establish human and serious relations, that you should actually feel an interest in John Bull, and desire and invite a return of interest from him, may argue something more awake and lively in your mind, but it still puts you in the attitude of a suitor and a poor relation.

Different indeed is the atmosphere in which Scotch and English youth begin to look about them, come to themselves in life, and gather up those first apprehensions which are the material of future thought and, to a great extent, the rule of future conduct.