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Smug 来自 Trim Low German Sense Meaning 12941.Smug

正面 12941.smug
英 [smʌg]美 [smʌɡ]

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释义:
adj. 自鸣得意的;自以为是的;整洁的n. 书呆子;自命不凡的家伙
例句:
1. He tried hard not to smile in smug self-satisfaction.他强忍住沾沾自喜的笑容。

“很紧”----铰链很紧,转不动1. hang => hinge.2. The notion is the thing from which a door hangs.3. hinge把门板挂在门框里的东西。
smug 整洁的,沾沾自喜的,自鸣得意的来自中古低地德语 smuk, 整洁的, 优雅的, 漂亮的, 来自 smucken, 装饰, 修饰, 来自 Proto-Germanic*smeugana,滑进,溜进,来自 PIE*smeug,滑动,词源同 smock,smug.词义贬义 化为沾沾自喜的,自鸣得意的。
smug (adj.)1550s, "trim, neat, spruce, smart," possibly an alteration of Low German smuk "trim, neat," from Middle Low German smücken "to adorn" (originally "to dress," secondary sense of words meaning "to creep or slip into"), from the same source as smock. The meaning "having a self-satisfied air" is from 1701, an extension of the sense of "smooth, sleek" (1580s), which was commonly used of attractive women and girls. Related: Smugly; smugness."

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