"had a witty but overweening manner"
"no idea how overweening he would be"
"getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"
例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
Don't be so uppity. You don't think we're good enough for you? 不要自以不起。你难道认为配不上你吗?
Men hate an " uppity " woman ; they also hate an " aggressive " woman . ours has been a jane crow society for several thousands of years. 男办们不喜欢“傲慢的女人”