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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > would-be clever person > [noun] (21) clever-boots1847 smarty1847 A person who is (or would like to be thought) smart or witty; (also) a smartly dressed person; a member of a smart set. Cf. smarty-pants, n. smart alec1864 A person who is (or wishes to seem) clever and knowing, but is regarded as annoyingly smug or obnoxious; a ‘know-it-all’; (also occasionally) one… clever-clogs1866 etc., a clever or smart person, a wiseacre (colloquial and dialect: see Eng. Dial. Dict.). clever-sides1886 clever Dick1895 a clever or smart person; usually ironical: a ‘know-all’; also attributive. wise guy1896 an experienced or knowledgeable man; usually ironic or derog., a know-all, a wiseacre; someone who makes sarcastic or annoying remarks; also… wisenheimer1904 A wiseacre, a ‘clever dick’. Also attributive or as adj. smarty-pants1935 An overly or obnoxiously clever person, a ‘know-it-all’, a ‘smart alec’. Also as a disparaging form of address; cf. smarty, n. quiz kid1940 (a) (with capital initials) a child who participated in Quiz Kids, a radio and (later) television quiz show (see quot. 1940); (b) (in extended use)… smart apple1940 (a) a person who is or wishes to appear clever or knowledgeable, but is regarded as smug and annoying; = smart alec, n.; (b) a shrewd or… smarty-boots1950 = smarty-pants, n. smart-ass1958 A person who is, or wishes to seem, clever, but is regarded as smug and annoying. Cf. smart alec, n. slick1959 U.S. slang. A clever or smart person; a cheat or swindler. Cf. slicker, n. 3; slickster, n. clever-sticks1964 smart-arse1965 = smart-ass, n. wise-ass1971 (cf. smart-ass, adj. n.). Subcategories:— condition of (4) |
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