lah-di-dah

短语

a. 装腔作势的, 装模作样的

发音

US /ˌlɑːdiːˈdɑː/

词形变化

more lah-di-dah 比较级 most lah-di-dah 最高级

别名

la-di-da lah-de-dah la-de-da lardy-dardy

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or from the upper class of society.

    贬义
  2. 2.

    Affecting upper-class or superior airs.

    贬义

    She was all la-di-da, with her nose in the air, and we were all struggling not to laugh because that would be gauche.

interj.
  1. 1.

    Expression of disdain for pretension or haughtiness.

    贬义

    Well, lah-di-dah, mister Park Avenue manicure.

  2. 2.

    Not a care in the world. (used in a sing-song voice, for childhood rhymes)

    美国

词源

c. 1880s, with a comeback in the 1980s due to its use in Annie Hall (1977) by Woody Allen, although in a different context, spoken by the actress Diane Keaton.

来源:wiktionary