overweening

🇬🇧/ˌəʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ/ 🇺🇸/ˌoʊvərˈwiːnɪŋ/ 25GRE
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。

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