- [uncountable] (disapproving)
the fact of being too proud of your own appearance, abilities or achievements 自负；自大；虚荣；虚荣心 She had no personal vanity (= about her appearance). 她对自己的相貌毫不自负。 The invitation to head the committee flattered his vanity and he agreed. 邀请他领导这个委员会满足了他的虚荣心，他同意了。 No doubt the idea appealed to his vanity. 毫无疑问，这个想法吸引了他的虚荣心。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- human
- personal
- female
- …
- appeal to
- flatter
- [uncountable] (literary)
the fact of being unimportant, especially compared with other things that are important （尤指与其他重大事物相比）渺小，无所谓，不重要 the vanity of human ambition in the face of death 个人抱负在死亡面前的微不足道
- vanities[plural]
behaviour or attitudes that show people’s vanity 自负的行为；虚荣的态度；过分的骄傲 - (North American English) (also vanity table, dressing table)() [countable]
a piece of bedroom furniture like a table with drawers (= parts like boxes in it with handles on the front for pulling them open) and a mirror on top 梳妆台
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French vanite, from Latin vanitas, from vanus ‘empty’.