proud: suggests an attitude or feeling of pleased satisfaction in oneself OR one's accomplishments that may OR may not be justified and may OR may not be demonstrated offensively: a ~ man, not willing to admit failure.


arrogant: implies claiming for oneself of MORE consideration or importance THAN warranted, and often suggests an aggressive, domineering manner: an ~ business executive used to being kowtowed to. (warranted合乎情理的)


haughty: suggests a blatantly displayed consciousness of superior birth or position: an ~ manner that barely concealed his scorn.


lordly: implies pomposity or an arrogant display of power: a ~ indiffernece to the consequences of his carelessness.


insolent: implies insultingly contempuous haughtiness: suffered the stares of ~ waiters.


overbearing: suggests a tyranical manner or an intolerable insolence: wearied by demands from her ~ in-laws.


supercilious: implies cool, patronizing haughtiness: ~ parvenus with their disdainful sneers. (parvenus新贵、暴发户)


disdainful: suggests a MORE active and openly scornful superciliousness: ~ of their pathetic attempts.


proud: 泛指对自己成就满意,恰当或不恰当,冒犯或不冒犯， arrogant: 要求过度重视和顺从(文中domineering), hauthty: 显弄(blatantly喧闹)出身和地位，lordly:  摆阵仗炫耀权利， insolence: 羞辱般的高傲， overbearing: 高傲且蛮横(tyranical暴君=>蛮横剥削)， supercilious: 施舍恩惠一样高傲冰冷， disdainful: 更强更公开的高傲冰冷(supercilious)


记忆方法： 1）首字母组合非常好记 PHILDAOS：PHIL词根表示喜欢，DAOS是道的英文，崇尚谦虚==> 乐道的人不傲慢。          "傲"的意思是"自高自大"，也有"蔑视、不屈服"的意思。来自"敖"，表示"出游，游戏"，从字形上看，"敖"由出和放组成，表示出游游戏舞蹈。后增加走之成为专指出游的"遨"字；而"敖"则因舞蹈游戏出游动作的不羁而多表示"骄傲狂妄"。后加单人成为傲。如傲骨傲慢傲气傲视，如傲然表示"蔑视，不屈服"          "骄"从马乔声，本义是"六尺高的马"，也指"马拱起背",说文: "马高六尺为骄"。引申出3个意思 1、自高自大，如骄傲骄横骄兵必败戒骄戒躁骄奢淫逸  2、猛烈，如骄阳骄阳灼人  3、受宠爱的，如天之骄子娇惯娇妻娇气

           2）傲慢的意思是表现出优越感和轻蔑mean showing superiority toward others or scorn for inferiors. 首字母组合非常好记 PHILDAOS：PHIL词根表示喜欢，DAOS是道的英文，崇尚谦虚==>乐道的人不傲慢