恃shìⅠ ❶ (依赖；倚仗) rely on; depend on: 有 ～ 无恐 secure in the knowledge that one has strong backing
❷ [书] （持） hold; grasp
❸ [书] （自负） think highly of oneself; be conceited Ⅱ [书] （母亲的代称） mother: 失 ～ be bereaved of one's mother; have lost one's mother
◆恃才傲物 act in undue confidence of one's own ability and look down upon others; being self-conceited and insolent on account of one's ability; be inordinately proud of one's ability; be proud and insolent because of one's talent；
恃德者昌，恃力者亡 He who relies on virtue will thrive and he who relies on force will perish.；
恃强凌弱 bully the weak; play the bully; use one's strength to bully the weak |