12月21日商务英语

hubris ['hju:bris]

傲慢，自以为是（名词，正式用语）

(noun, FORMAL) Offensively excessive pride.

EXAMPLE: The former CEO’s great confidence in his own opinions bordered on hubris, which led to his failure because he never listened to the advice of others.

这位前首席执行官非常相信自己的意见，接近于自以为是，结果他因为不能听进他人的建议而失败。

to own up to something

承认

To admit or confess something.

EXAMPLE: After making several evasive excuses for his lack of success in school, my son finally owned up to the fact that he didn’t study as much as he should have.

在对自己在校学习成绩不好找了好几次托辞之后，我儿子终于承认，他学习不够用功。