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“Your head is too big”是“头大”的意思?

作者:网络公开素材    发布时间:2023-10-18 15:34:45

 

  当我们遇到头疼的问题时,常会说一句“这真叫我头大!”难道”Your head is too big” 就是这个意思?

  

 

(图源:视觉中国)

 

  “Your head is too big”并不是说你头大,它是一个地道的英国俚语,意思是“你真自以为是”,这句话常用于怼人。

 

  例句:

 

  Who do you think you are? Your head is too big.

 

  你以为是谁?你也太自以为是了吧!

 

  Your head is getting too big. Pay attention to your words.

 

  你太自以为是了啊,注意下你的言辞。

 

  “Your head is too big”这句话源自big head这个俚语:

  

 

(图源:Collins Dictionary)

 

  如果你描述某人是一个big head,那么你就是以一种不认同的表达方式来指代他们,因为这类人认为自己很聪明,什么都知道。

  


由big head衍生出的表达

 


  1. give (someone) a big head

 

  释义:

 

  To cause someone to become arrogant, conceited, or have an exaggeratedly high opinion of him-or herself.

 

  使人变得傲慢、自负,或对自己的评价过高

 

  例句:

 

  Having her book on the bestseller list is giving Samantha a big head.

 

  她的书登上了畅销书排行榜,这让萨曼莎变得很是傲慢。

 

  2. have a big head

 

  释义:

 

  To be conceited, arrogant, or self-aggrandizing.

 

  自负、傲慢或自我吹嘘

 

  例句:

 

  Janice has had a bit of a big head ever since she got that promotion.

 

  自从升职后,珍妮丝就有点自负了。

 

  3. bighead

 

  释义:

 

  someone who thinks that they are more important or cleverer than they really are

 

  自命不凡的人

 

  例句:

 

  He's always boasting. He's such a bighead!

 

  他老是吹牛。真是个自负的家伙!

 

  4. bigheaded

 

  释义:

 

  thinking that you are more important or more intelligent than you really are

 

  自负的,傲慢的

 

  例句:

 

  She's so bigheaded!

 

  她自负得不得了!