Concetti Chiave
- Boasting involves speaking highly of oneself, often suggesting superiority over others, as shown by John's and Mary's examples.
- Boastful describes someone who openly talks about their achievements or possessions, unlike someone who is simply proud but silent, like Annemarie.
- Arrogance is characterized by an excessive pride that makes a person dismissive of others, evident in Michael's behavior.
- Arrogant individuals are often perceived as being "full of themselves" and are resistant to advice or input from others.
- Arrogance can manifest in an insulting belief of superiority, as illustrated by Patricia's overconfidence in her medical knowledge.
Boast
To boast is to speak in praise of yourself. For example, a man is boasting when he talks about how great he is, the wonderful things he can do, or the things he has. He seems to think these things make him better than others. You can boast of something or about something, or boast that you can do something. The meaning doesn't change.
Ex: John was a very good athlete, but when he boasted about his sporting skills, it made his brothers very angry, because they knew he had more opportunity to practice than they did.
Ex: Mary was proud that she had a good paying job and earned enough money to buy a wonderful wardrobe, so she often boasted about the many beautiful dresses she had in her closet.
Someone who boasts can be called boastful. Boastful always refers to how someone speaks, not just how they feel. If I am proud of my singing ability, but never tell anyone about it, that's not being boastful.
Ex: Annemarie knew she was more beautiful than her sister Gabriella, but she was never boastful about it, knowing that Gabriella was sensitive about the subject.
Arrogant
An arrogant person is one whose pride is so great that it's annoying. This kind of person is said to be "full of himself". He thinks much of himself and not much about other people.
Ex: The boss tried to give Michael some helpful suggestions on how to sell more cars, but he is so arrogant that he will not listen to anyone's advice.
You can also speak of someone's arrogance, which is an insulting way of thinking or behaving which comes from people believing they are better or more important than other people.
Ex: Patricia has such arrogance about her medical knowledge! She thinks that, just because she took a year of nursing classes, she knows more than her doctor.
Domande da interrogazione
- ¿Qué significa "boast" y cómo se utiliza en una oración?
- ¿Cómo se diferencia ser "boastful" de simplemente estar orgulloso de algo?
- ¿Qué caracteriza a una persona "arrogant" y cómo se manifiesta su comportamiento?
"Boast" significa hablar en alabanza de uno mismo, destacando habilidades o posesiones. Se utiliza para describir a alguien que habla sobre lo grandioso que es o las cosas maravillosas que tiene. Por ejemplo, John presumía de sus habilidades deportivas, lo que molestaba a sus hermanos.
Ser "boastful" implica hablar abiertamente sobre las habilidades o posesiones propias, mientras que estar orgulloso no necesariamente se expresa verbalmente. Por ejemplo, Annemarie sabía que era más hermosa que su hermana, pero no era jactanciosa al respecto.
Una persona "arrogant" tiene un orgullo tan grande que resulta molesto, creyendo que es mejor o más importante que los demás. Este comportamiento se manifiesta en la falta de disposición para escuchar consejos, como en el caso de Michael, quien no aceptaba sugerencias de su jefe.
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