| 释义 |
snob
I. \ˈsäb\ intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English snobben, of imitative origin
archaic : to sob violently
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
1. dialect Britain
a. : shoemaker, cobbler
b. : a shoemaker's apprentice
2.
a. archaic : a person not belonging to the upper classes : one not an aristocrat : commoner, plebeian
b. : one who blatantly imitates, fawningly admires, or vulgarly seeks association with those he regards as his superiors
< a snob … would put up with any affront … would ignore any rebuff … would swallow any rudeness to get asked to a party he wanted to go to — W.S.Maugham >
c.
(1) : one who tends to rebuff the advances of those he regards as inferior : one convinced of his superiority : one inclined to social exclusiveness
< a wealthy snob … who was anxious to pursue his family tree — Wallace Clare >
< incurable old-fashioned snobs who regard trade as beneath the dignity of their family — G.B.Shaw >
(2) : one rightly or especially wrongly convinced of his superior knowledge or taste within a field or of the intrinsic superiority of his field of interest or hobby
< every seat taken by music lovers (not musical snobs) — Janet Flanner >
< all of us, except a few academic snobs, know full well that a Ph.D. is no indication of good teaching — S.H.Horton >
3. : a game based on cricket and played typically with a stick for a bat and a soft ball
III. transitive verb
(snobbed ; snobbed ; snobbing ; snobs)
: to look down upon : snub |