Word
sass
/sæs/
noun
无礼话；顶撞的话
核心释义
an impudent or insolent rejoinder
- 1.
无礼、粗鲁的品性。
The quality of being sassy.
- 2.
尖叫核音乐的一个子流派。
A subgenre of screamo music.
无礼、粗鲁的品性。；尖叫核音乐的一个子流派。；狂妄的话；炖水果
用法In use
She always sasses her teachers when they remind her about homework.
用法提示：sass 在这里是动词，表示无礼地顶嘴。
My nephew sassed his grandmother yesterday, and his mother sent him to his room.
用法提示：sassed 是 sass 的过去式，表示顶嘴。
Stop sassing your dad and just put on your coat.
用法提示：sassing 是 sass 的现在分词，用在 stop 后面表示‘停止顶嘴’。
sass someone
sass 作动词时是及物动词，后接被顶嘴的人。
She sassed her teacher and was sent to the principal.
她跟老师顶嘴，被叫去见校长。
give someone sass
sass 作名词时通常不可数，give someone sass 是常用搭配。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sass back
- 顶嘴；回嘴
- Don't sass back at me!别跟我顶嘴！
- sass someone
- 顶撞某人；对某人出言不逊
- She got detention for sassing the teacher.她因顶撞老师被罚课后留校。
- give someone sass
- 对某人说无礼的话
- He gave his coach sass and was benched.他顶撞教练，被罚坐冷板凳。
- with sass
- 无礼地；带着桀骜不驯的态度
- She answered with sass and walked away.她无礼地回答后走开了。
- not take any sass
- 不容忍无礼的话
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住 sass 的 s 音像蛇信子“嘶嘶”作响，顶嘴时话语带刺，就像对长辈无礼地“嘶”一声。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、美式英语、家庭或朋友间拌嘴 sass 通常用于非正式场合，多指对长辈或权威人士顶嘴或说无礼的话；正式写作中较少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
作动词时，宾语通常是被顶撞的人；作名词时，指无礼的应答。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词都与 sass /sæs/ 押韵：重读元音 /æ/ 后接 /s/。注意拼写相似的 sash /sæʃ/ 不押韵，因为其结尾是 /ʃ/ 而不是 /s/。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.