逞能

• 拼音: chěng néng
• 汉字拆解: 逞 = 辶 (movement) + 呈 (present) = to flaunt; 能 = ability

含义

To show off one's abilities; to flaunt one's skills. Often implies recklessness or excessive confidence.

Usually carries a negative connotation, suggesting someone is showing off beyond their actual abilities or taking unnecessary risks to appear capable. Often used in warnings.

例句

1. 山路危险，你就别逞能了，让有经验的人来开车。
2. 他喜欢在女生面前逞能，结果摔了个大跤。
3. 年轻人总爱逞能，不知道天高地厚。

用法指南

语境: warnings, criticism, everyday

语气: critical

正确说法

• 别逞能了，你又不会游泳。(Stop showing off; you can't even swim.)
• 他在工地上逞能，差点出事故。(He showed off at the construction site and almost had an accident.)

错误说法

• 医生逞能救了病人 (逞能 implies recklessness; for genuinely skilled work, use 发挥能力 or 展示才能)

起源与历史

Compound of 逞 (to show off/flaunt) and 能 (ability). Describes the act of displaying abilities, often inappropriately.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal