snobbery的意思

snobbery

英式音标['snɑbəri]
美式英标['snɒb(ə)rɪ]

基本解释

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.

实用例句

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。

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。

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。

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

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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