Word · Frequency #21368
snobbish
势利的；自命不凡的
核心释义
having or showing a snobbish attitude; looking down on those regarded as socially inferior
- 1.
具有势利特征的；傲慢自大,自命不凡,对自认不如自己的人表现出优越感或轻蔑。
Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.
- 2.
具有社会排他性和拒绝被认为低劣者的特征
befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
具有势利特征的；傲慢自大,自命不凡,对自认不如自己的人表现出优越感或轻蔑。；具有社会排他性和拒绝被认为低劣者的特征；自命不凡的；势利的
用法In use
She found his snobbish comments about her hometown very rude.
用法提示：snobbish 作定语修饰 comments，表示“势利的，自命不凡的”。
It's snobbish to look down on people who earn less than you.
用法提示：snobbish 作表语，用于“It's + adj. + to do”结构，表示“势利的”。
The manager was snobbish and never greeted the office cleaners.
用法提示：snobbish 作表语描述主语特征，表示“势利的”。
be snobbish
指为人高傲、看不起人；通常含贬义。
People think she is snobbish, but she is just shy.
人们觉得她很势利，但其实她只是害羞。
be snobbish towards sb
towards也可写作toward，后接被看不起的对象。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a snobbish attitude
- 势利的态度
- His snobbish attitude toward the waiters embarrassed his date.他对侍者摆出的势利态度让约会对象很尴尬。
- be snobbish about
- 对……很势利；对……自命不凡
- She is snobbish about modern art and dismisses most of it.她对现代艺术很自命不凡，认为大多数作品不值一提。
- a snobbish remark
- 势利的言论
- He made a snobbish remark about the neighborhood we live in.他对我们住的社区发表了一番势利的评论。
- a bit snobbish
- 有点势利的
- The manager can be a bit snobbish toward new customers.那位经理对新顾客可能有点势利。
- snobbish behavior
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把snobbish拆成snob（势利小人）加-ish；想象一个snob鼻子朝天，对“下等人”翻白眼，就是势利、自命不凡的样子。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、人物描写、社交评论 snobbish 属于常用形容词，通常没有明显的正式或非正式限制，日常对话和一般书面语中都较常见。多用于形容某人因社会地位、财富或品位而轻视他人，常带有贬义。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
发音说明：slobbish (/ˈslɑbɪʃ/) 与 snobbish 押韵，两者都以重读元音 /ɑ/ 加上 /bɪʃ/ 结尾。其余词只是拼写结尾同为 -ish，发音并不押韵：rubbish 读 /ˈrʌbɪʃ/，childish 读 /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/，foolish 读 /ˈfuːlɪʃ/，selfish 读 /ˈsɛlfɪʃ/，stylish 读 /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/。特别注意拼写相似的 rubbish，结尾同为 -bbish，但发音不同。
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