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be supercilious
He is supercilious towards his colleagues.
他对同事很傲慢。
高傲的；目中无人的；傲慢的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
高傲的；目中无人的；傲慢的
behaving as though one thinks one is superior to others; haughty and disdainful
He is supercilious towards his colleagues.
他对同事很傲慢。
傲慢的,自大的；表现出轻蔑的冷漠；高傲的。
Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
傲慢的；自大的；蔑视他人的
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.L.Shirer
表示轻蔑的
expressive of contempt
His supercilious smile made everyone in the room feel uncomfortable.
他高傲的微笑让房间里的每个人都不自在。
AI contextual example
The waiter gave a supercilious look when I asked for a knife and fork.
当我索要刀叉时，服务员投来傲慢的目光。
AI contextual example
She spoke in a supercilious tone, as if we were all beneath her.
她用一种目中无人的语气说话，好像我们都低她一等。
AI contextual example
his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
他母亲用居高临下的神情打量着我的衣服
WordNet
He is supercilious towards his colleagues.
他对同事很傲慢。
She is supercilious about her academic achievements.
她对自己的学术成就很傲慢。
常修饰表示表情、态度或语气的名词，如 smile, look, tone 等。
He gave a supercilious smile.
他露出了一副傲慢的微笑。
Not this
He is a supercilious.
Use this
He is supercilious.
supercilious 是形容词，不能作为名词使用。应直接作表语。
Not this
He is supercilious to his colleagues.
Use this
He is supercilious towards his colleagues.
表示‘对某人傲慢’时，应使用介词 towards 或 about，而不是 to。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
傲慢的态度
His supercilious attitude made him unpopular with his colleagues.
他傲慢的态度使他在同事中不受欢迎。
轻蔑的微笑
She gave a supercilious smile when I asked for help.
当我求助时，她露出轻蔑的微笑。
高傲的语气
He spoke in a supercilious tone that irritated everyone.
他用高傲的语气说话，惹恼了所有人。
目中无人的神情
The waiter received a supercilious look from the customer.
那位顾客向服务员投去目中无人的神情。
傲慢的举止
Her supercilious manner betrayed her sense of superiority.
她傲慢的举止暴露出她的优越感。
轻蔑的表情
A supercilious expression crossed his face when he heard the question.
听到这个问题时，他脸上掠过一丝轻蔑的表情。
如今他三十岁，身材结实，头发淡黄，嘴也显得很硬，一副傲慢的神态。
From F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby'. Nick Carraway describes Tom Buchanan, a wealthy and arrogant man, emphasizing his condescending, haughty attitude.
出自菲茨杰拉德的小说《了不起的盖茨比》。尼克·卡拉韦这样描写汤姆·布坎南——一个富有而傲慢的人，突出他居高临下、自视高傲的态度。
Use supercilious naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想“super silly us”：觉得自己超厉害、别人很傻，就是 supercilious 的傲慢。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary texts、critical reviews supercilious 通常用于书面或正式语境，多出现在文学作品、评论或正式描述中，形容人因自视过高而显得傲慢、蔑视他人。日常口语中较少使用，通常带有贬义。
常作表语或定语；表示对某人或某事的傲慢时，后接about或towards。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.