snobbery

英['snɒb(ə)rɪ] 美['snɑbəri]
  • n. 势利,谄上欺下;摆绅士架子;势利的行为或语言

中文词源


snobbery 势利行为

snob,势利眼,-ery,表行为。

英文词源


snobbery (n.)
"the class of snobs," 1833, from snob + -ery. Meaning "snobbishness" is from 1843.

双语例句


1. There was very little snobbery or class-consciousness in the wartime navy.
战时的海军中很少有势利眼,阶级意识也不强。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Isabelle is quick to refute any suggestion of intellectual snobbery.
伊莎贝尔对于任何关于她恃才傲物的暗示都迅速予以否认。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He is spoiled, arrogant and has a tendency towards snobbery.
他被宠坏了,傲慢无礼,而且经常自命不凡。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Jocelyn accused Dexter of snobbery.
乔斯琳指责德克斯特势力.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Snobbery is not so common in English today as it was said fifty years ago.
如今"Snobbery"在英语中已不象50年前那么普遍使用.

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