单词 | cocksure |
释义 | cocksure From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcocksurecock‧sure /ˌkɒkˈʃʊə $ ˌkɑːkˈʃʊr/ adjective old-fashionedCONFIDENTtoo confident of your abilities or knowledge, in a way that is annoying to other people He seemed rather too cocksure for my liking.Examples from the Corpuscocksure• She sounds confident, but not cocksure.• Berton was a powerful personality, a cocksure businessman with a fast-talking line in hard sell.Origin cocksure (1500-1600) cock word used to avoid saying “God” ((14-19 centuries)) + sure |
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