snooty

FREQ #29417

a. 傲慢的, 自大自满的, 鄙视别人的

发音

UK /ˈsnuːti/
其它
US /ˈsnuti/
US /-ɾi/

词形变化

snooties 复数 snooties snootier 比较级 snootier snootiest snootiest 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of snoot (“an elitist or snobbish person”).

    非正式
adj.
  1. 1.

    Haughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.

    非正式

    Sir Sydney was an arrogant, snooty, bigoted prig, so it was with some satisfaction that I wrote out his parking ticket.

  2. 2.

    Of an event, a thing, etc.: elite, exclusive.

    非正式 引申义

    Her parties were snooty affairs; custom-designed cocktail dresses that cost more than a decent luxury car were de rigueur.

  3. 3.

    Easily angered or irritated; irritable, short-tempered.

    非正式 引申义

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 7

stuck-up snotty snot-nosed big-headed persnickety too big for one's breeches uppish

近义相关 1

proud

词源

The adjective is derived from snoot (“(UK, dialectal, and slang) snout; nose”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’), probably referring to a snobbish person often having their nose in the air (that is, acting disdainfully towards others). Snoot is a dialectal variant of snout. The noun is derived from the adjective.

来源：wiktionary