2) do sth. out of vanity

出于虚荣做某事
3) vanity
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虚荣
1.
This paper expounds the four major psycological traits in the mentality of the American people—squeamishness,fear,prudery and vanity,and analyses the words and expres- sions they have brought about in the American speech.
分析了美国心态的四大特征:过份敏感、恐惧、假正经和虚荣以及在美国语言中由此产生的众多言辞;指出该四种心态虽不实事求是,但在美国人的现实生活中具有积极意义。
2.
But, if we probe her real life and examine her works carefully ,we would find that what constitute Zhang Ailing s character are her pessimism, suspicions, vanity and vulgarity,which come from her hostility and hatred to thesociety and to others.
但是,如果我们深入探寻张爱玲的生命轨迹,全面梳理她的作品,就会发现,构成张爱玲性格主体的,却是她的悲观多疑与虚荣庸俗,是其对社会、对他人的敌视与仇恨。
4) not sincere;affected or forced

虚假的;做作的;勉强的
5) affected;insincere;not genuine

做作的;虚假的;假的
6) snobbish utility

虚荣效用
补充资料:虚荣
1.表面上的荣耀;虚假的荣名。
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