Lydgate's conceit was of the arrogant sort, never simpering , never impertinent.
利德盖特的自负是一种傲气, 它从不嗤笑, 从不盛气凌人.
辞典例句
Then there is spring, the season for simpering adolescents , May flies and impressionable poetasters.
再说春天吧.那是乐呵呵的小青年, 多愁善感的三流诗人和蜉蝣的季节.
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