English Dictionary

pride wenteth before a fall

ことわざ

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(nonstandard, pseudo-archaic, hypercorrect) Alternative form of pride comes before a fall

日本語の意味

高慢な態度は破滅の前触れである / 自己満足や誇り高ぶることが、失敗や転落につながる / 慢心は、いつか自分自身を苦しめる結果になる

He strutted onto the stage, muttering pride wenteth before a fall under his breath, and promptly tripped over the curtain.

彼は舞台に得意げに歩いて登場し、口の中で「慢心は転落の前触れだ」とつぶやいたが、すぐにカーテンにつまずいて転んだ。

意味（1）

(nonstandard, pseudo-archaic, hypercorrect) Alternative form of pride comes before a fall

By the time I reached the Navy my love of steam preceded me, and I became the stoker for a rickety steam cutter inherited from the Maine. Pride wenteth before a fall; I put the slice bar through one of the cutter’s tubes — and lost my job in a hasty exit over the side.