self-importance[英][ˌself-ɪmˈpɔ:təns][美][ˌsɛlfɪmˈpɔrtns]
n.自大，自视过高;
例句:
1.
More picturesque diseases, even when they are dangerous, and less dangerous diseases, particularly when they are the diseases of the rich, can be and very frequently are a source of snobbish self-importance.
一些纵使有危险但较为别致的疾病，以及不太危险的病，特别是富人爱得的病，能够并常常是使人感到势利、自以为了不起的根源
