conceitedly
adverb disapproving uk/kənˈsiː.tɪd.li/ us/kənˈsiː.t̬ɪd.li/
自负地,自大地,自以为是地
in an unpleasantly proud way
He smiled conceitedly, folding his arms behind his back. 他得意地笑了笑,双手背在身后。
I could say, quite conceitedly, that no other candidate had a better record. 我可以相当自负地说,没有其他候选人比我有更好的记录。
See: conceited
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- "Good!" said Mr Pumblechook conceitedly.
- Conceitedly, I figured to myself that I could have done better.
- Chamberlain was conceitedly confident that he was doing the right thing.