overweening

🇬🇧/ˌəʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ/ 🇺🇸/ˌoʊvərˈwiːnɪŋ/ 59GRE
If you want to emphasize your disapproval of someone's great ambition or pride, you can refer to their overweening ambition or pride. 自负的

adjective [原级]自负的,过于自信的;过分的

"Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit," she said. “
你用谦逊的外表掩饰自负的内心,”她说。

over(过分) + ween(想) + ing → 把自己想得过分伟大 → 自负的
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