vanity
n. 虚荣(心),自负;(相对于非常严肃的事而言)无意义,微不足道;梳妆台,盥洗柜;自负的行为,虚荣的态度;自费出版
复数 vanities
例句
Men who use steroids are motivated by sheer vanity.
服用类固醇的男人们纯粹是受了虚荣心的驱使。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
Her sarcasm wounded his vanity.
她挖苦的语言刺伤了他的虚荣心。
《新英汉大辞典》
Such spending is not mere vanity.
这样的支出不仅仅是虚荣心。