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| Processed by: | richwarm (2011-10-01 22:30:53 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 36304 - submitted by 'doezeedoats' >> used before and after nouns in the sense of "(s.t.) to be proud of" (adj. phrase): 傲人(的)成績; 成績傲人 傲人身材; 身材傲人 2 from the Web: 由於工作績效傲人，廣受各級長官肯定。 高達454項全國第一的傲人績效。 Editor: Yes! Interesting one! Literally "(in a position where one can) look down upon other people," in actual usage it used figuratively, and *does* mean "worthy of pride" or "impressive"; and this doesn't seem to be documented in dictionaries. It's either missing or, in the case of ABC, a misleading definition closer to the literal meaning of the characters is provided ("refuse to yield to sb; defy sb; show disdain for sb"). Dict.cn, typically, is also off the mark, with its definition -- "proud." A couple of other examples: 1) 綜觀阿不多年經歷，他既沒有錢，也沒有傲人的學經歷，何以能完成許多人都做不到的事？ 2) 它拥有名列前茅的傲人课程设置。 |
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# 傲人 傲人 [ao4 ren2] /worthy of pride/ + 傲人 傲人 [ao4 ren2] /worthy of pride/impressive/ |