uppity 英 ['ʌpɪtɪ] 　

uppity

uppity　 英 ['ʌpɪtɪ]

adj. 傲慢的；自负的；不易控制的　

Even more salient is the fact that Obama is black and risks being seen as “uppity” and combative in a country still acclimating to its first African-American president.　更加令人瞩目的现实是，作为一名黑人，在一个正在适应有史以来首位非裔总统的国家里，被看成一个“傲慢”的好斗分子是一种冒险。

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  • adj. 傲慢的；自负的；不易控制的

  • 1. Even more salient is the fact that Obama is black and risks being seen as “uppity” and combative in a country still acclimating to its first African-American president.

    更加令人瞩目的现实是，作为一名黑人，在一个正在适应有史以来首位非裔总统的国家里，被看成一个“傲慢”的好斗分子是一种冒险。

  • uppity (adj.) 1880, American English, from up + -ity; originally used by blacks of other blacks felt to be too self-assertive (first recorded use is in "Uncle Remus").
up·pity / ˈʌpəti ; NAmE ˈʌpəti / adjective ( old-fashioned, informal) behaving as if you are more important than you really are, especially when this means that you refuse to obey orders 傲慢的；自视甚高（而不服从）的 up·pity / ˈʌpəti ; NAmE ˈʌpəti /
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