proud

• adj. 自豪的；得意的；自负的
• n. (Proud)人名；(英)普劳德

来自古英语prud,卓越的，壮观的，傲慢的，高傲的，可能来自古法语prud,勇敢的，英勇的，缩写自拉丁语prodesse,有用的，起作用的，来自pro-,向前，在前，代替，esse,存在，成为，词源同essence.

1. feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride;

"proud parents"

"proud of his accomplishments"

"a proud moment"

"proud to serve his country"

"a proud name"

"proud princes"

2. having or displaying great dignity or nobility;

"a gallant pageant"

"lofty ships"

"majestic cities"

"proud alpine peaks"

proud

proud: [OE] Proud was borrowed in the 10th century from Old French prud. This came from a Vulgar Latin *prōdis, a derivative of Latin prōdesse ‘be beneficial’, which was a compound formed from prōd-, a variant of prō- ‘for’, and esse ‘be’. The Old French adjective meant ‘good, brave’, and it is thought that the sense ‘having a high opinion of oneself’, which does not occur in Old French but is the earliest recorded in English, may reflect what the Anglo- Saxons thought of Norman nobles who referred to themselves as prud barun or prud chevalier.

A later form of Old French prud or prod was prou, whose derivative proesce ‘bravery’ passed into English as prowess [13]; and English is also indebted to prud for prude.
=> pride, prowess, prude

proud (adj.)

late Old English prud, prute "excellent, splendid; arrogant, haughty," probably from Old French prud, oblique case of adjective prouz "brave, valiant" (11c., Modern French preux; compare prud'homme "brave man"), from Late Latin prode "advantageous, profitable" (source also of Italian prode "valiant"), a back-formation from Latin prodesse "be useful," from pro- "before, for, instead of" (see pro-) + esse "to be" (see essence). Also see pride (n.), prowess.

Meaning "elated by some act, fact, or thing" is from mid-13c. To do (someone) proud attested by 1819. Related: Proudness. "The -d- in prodesse is probably due to the influence of forms like red-eo-, 'I go back,' red-imo- 'I buy back,' etc." [OED]. The Old English form with -te probably is from or influenced by pride.

The sense of "have a high opinion of oneself," not found in Old French, might reflect the Anglo-Saxons' opinion of the Norman knights who called themselves "proud." Old Norse pruðr, probably from the same French source, had only the sense "brave, gallant, magnificent, stately" (compare Icelandic pruður, Middle Swedish prudh, Middle Danish prud). Likewise a group of "pride" words in the Romance languages -- such as French orgueil, Italian orgoglio, Spanish orgullo -- are borrowings from Germanic, where they had positive senses (Old High German urgol "distinguished").

Most Indo-European languages use the same word for "proud" in its good and bad senses, but in many the bad sense seems to be the earlier one. The usual way to form the word is by some compound of terms for "over" or "high" and words for "heart," "mood," "thought," or "appearance;" such as Greek hyperephanos, literally "over-appearing;" Gothic hauhþuhts, literally "high-conscience." Old English had ofermodig "over-moody" ("mood" in Anglo-Saxon was a much more potent word than presently) and heahheort "high-heart." Words for "proud" in other Indo-European languages sometimes reflect a physical sense of being swollen or puffed up; such as Welsh balch, probably from a root meaning "to swell," and Modern Greek kamari, from ancient Greek kamarou "furnish with a vault or arched cover," with a sense evolution via "make an arch," to "puff out the chest," to "be puffed up" (compare English slang chesty).

haughty, proud, arrogant, vain

这些形容词都有"骄傲的，傲慢的"之意。

haughty： 较正式用词，多用于贬义。指对身份或地位比自己低的人采取冷淡、轻视或鄙互的态度。

proud： 含义广，普通用词。褒义指自豪和荣耀以及强烈的自尊；贬义则指傲慢，自以为是或自鸣得意。

arrogant： 用于贬义，指过高估计自己，以致骄傲自大或傲慢无礼，目中无人。

vain： 指一个对自己的外表或对自己留给别的印象太过分地关注，以致自命不凡，自鸣得意。

Britain has started to become really proud of the food it's producing.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

Most have worked their way up from sales representatives, and they are very proud of the role they played in the company's growth.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

Unlike any of these typical responses, I'm proud to say that I love to dance salsa after a long and tiring day of work.

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

We are very proud of our accomplishments under the Greenlist system and we believe that we will prevail in these cases, Christopher Beard, director of public affairs for SC Johnson, said, while acknowledging that this has been an area that is difficult to navigate.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

He felt proud that he was a do-it-yourself himself.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Barry Mills, the president of Bowdoin College, was justifiably proud of Bowdoin's efforts to recruit minority students.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

We seek it out in others and are proud to claim it in ourselves, perhaps even more than good looks or intelligence.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction.

2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Buxton is justifiably proud of its cultural life and you' ll find much to suit all tastes with art, music, opera and the performing arts at Buxton opera house & pavilion arts centre and green man gallery.

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

I was very proud that I was going to a college because no one in my family ever went to any college or to any university.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 听力 原文

Picking up her "lifetime achievement" award, proud Irene declared she had no plans to retire from her 36-year-old business.

2019年高考英语全国卷2 语法填空 原文

Several boys were crowding around chad, who declared with a proud smile that he sold six dozen the day before.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 完形填空 原文

She is proud of her kids.

2019年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

The author is proud of man's capacity.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 选项

The two keepers are proud of their productive work.

2019年高考英语江苏卷 完形填空 原文

There is an emergency shelter in winnipeg called "Hannah's place", something that Hannah is very proud of.

2017年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文

To celebrate Asia heritage month, trendy New York is proud to present "Cheongsam night out--a date with Cheongsam beauties in Shanghai bund 1930".

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 信息匹配 原文

We are so proud of her.

2019年高考英语全国卷2 语法填空 原文

These men believed in journalism as a calling,and were proud to be published in the daily press.

出自-2010年考研阅读原文

While polls show Britons rate “the countryside” alongside the royal family, Shakespeare and the National Health Service ( ' , NHS) as what makes them proudest of their country, this has limited political support.

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

These men believed in journalism as a calling, and were proud to be published in the daily press.

2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

proud parents

自豪的父母

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the proud owner of a new car

得意扬扬的新汽车主人

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Your achievements are something to be proud of .

你的成就是值得骄傲的。

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He was proud of himself for not giving up.

他为自己没有放弃而豪情满怀。

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I feel very proud to be a part of the team.

能成为队中的一员我感到十分荣幸。

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She was proud that her daughter had so much talent.

女儿这么有天赋令她喜不自胜。

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This is the proudest moment of my life.

这是我生命中最荣耀的时刻。

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The car had been his proudest possession .

这辆汽车是他最引以自豪的财产。

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She was too proud to admit she could be wrong.

她自视甚高，不愿承认自己也会有错。

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They were a proud and independent people.

他们是一个独立而自尊的民族。

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Don't be too proud to ask for help.

不要放不下自尊而不求人帮忙。

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The sunflowers stretched tall and proud to the sun.

向日葵在阳光中亭亭玉立。

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I felt proud of his efforts...

我为他的努力感到骄傲。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They are proud that she is doing well at school...

他们为她出色的学习成绩感到骄傲。

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This must have been one of the proudest moments of his busy and hard working life.

这一定是他劳碌工作的一生中最引以为荣的时刻之一。

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He was too proud to ask his family for help and support...

他自尊心太强，不愿向家人寻求帮助和支持。

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We are a proud people. We are not used to begging or taking things.

我们是有自尊的民族。我们不习惯乞讨或接受施舍。

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She was said to be proud and arrogant.

据说她傲慢自大。

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The handles stand proud of the doors of the car.

把手位于车门之外。

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The hotel has indeed done them proud.

这家宾馆的确对他们盛情款待。

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But the project goes beyond disaster prevention and mitigation.

但该项目超出了预防和减轻灾害.

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She is as proud as a peacock.

她十分骄傲.

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We are proud of our motherland.

我们为祖国感到自豪.

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We are justly proud of our new achievement.

我们有充分的理由为我们的新成就感到骄傲.

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We feel proud of our great country.

我们为伟大的祖国而感到骄傲.

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He received his prize with a proud step.

他骄傲地走去领奖.

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We are proud for you to win the championship.

我们为你赢得冠军而骄傲.

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