late 14c., "something formed in the mind, thought, notion," from conceiven (see conceive) based on analogy of deceit and receipt. Sense evolved from "something formed in the mind," to "fanciful or witty notion" (1510s), to "vanity" (c. 1600) through shortening of self-conceit (1580s).
例文
1. Critics may complain that the novel 's central conceit is rather simplistic.
批評家たちは小説の核心的な比喩が簡単すぎると考えるかもしれない。
2."Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit ,"she said.
「あなたは謙虚で、骨の中には人がいない」と彼女は言った。
3.The ill-advised conceit of the guardian angel dooms the film from the start.
守護天使の下手なデザインに手こずって、最初からこの映画は失敗する運命にある。
4.As conceit makes one lag behind,so modesty helps one make progress.