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Snobbish Officious Snɔbiʃ A.势利眼的;假充绅士的 英 势利眼的 Characteristic Befitting

单词 snobbish
音标 ['snɔbiʃ]
解释 a.势利眼的;假充绅士的
红宝书 【英】 势利眼的 (being, characteristic of, or befitting a snob)
【考】 attentive : officious / refined : snobbish / absorbed : engrossed(过分关心是多管闲事 /过分优雅是假充绅士 /过分入迷是全神贯注)
【例】 She is too snobbish to mix with her neighbours.
字源 snobbish (adj.)
1840, "pertaining to snobs," from snob + -ish. Meaning "with the character of a snob" is from 1849. Related: Snobbishly; snobbishness.
不择手段背单词 adj. 势利眼的(谄上欺下的); 假充绅士的(过分优雅的)
【记】snob(n 势利的人)崇拜nob(n 有钱人).
【类】attentive: officious = refined: snobbish = absorbed: engrossed过分关心的是多管闲事的 = 过分优雅的是假充绅士的 = 过分入迷的是全神贯注的
趣味全助记 【记】snob

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