snobbery
发音
英 [ˈsnɒbəri]
美 [ˈsnɑbəri]
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- n.
- 势利，谄上欺下
- 摆绅士架子
- 势利的行为或语言
单词词源
snobbery 势利行为
snob,势利眼，-ery,表行为。
同义词
conscience airs snobbishness pretension snottiness haughtiness vaingloriousness elitism cavalierness pretentiousness contemptuousness superciliousness snootiness hauteur condescension condescendence high pomposity vanity vainglory horse snobbery sniffiness conceitedness scornfulness cavalierism conceit contempt loftiness lordliness scorn disdain vainness disdainfulness snobbism patronage class pride
双语例句
- 1. Every snobbery demands of its , devotees unceasing efforts , a succession of sacrifices .
- 每种势利感都要求其信徒作出不懈的努力，一个接一个的牺牲。
- 2. Her irish family thought her makeover as mrs lanchester in faraway hong kong a form of snobbery .
- 而她在爱尔兰的家人却认为她在遥远的香港，改头换面，成了lanchester夫人，是一种势利之举。
- 3. Few can say they are entirely free of snobbery of one type or another be it social , financial or intellectual .
- 很少有人能说自己是在任何意义上都完全不势利的人无论是社会地位、金钱还是智力方面。
- 4. My question relates to " music snobbery " for example , people who are very particular about the music they listen to , will only listen to obscure artists and reject mainstream or " top 40 " music .
- 我的问题与“音乐势利”有关例如，钟情于他们所听的音乐的人们趋向于只听那些不知名的艺术家或者拒绝主流音乐或者排名在前40的音乐。
- 5. She goes on to explain that the snobbery within britain 's literary establishment at the time meant that many critics felt that keats could not be taken seriously as a poet and reviewed the first two volumes of his work with deliberate spite .
- 她接着解释了当时英国文学界的势利：很多批评家并没有认真地把济慈看作一位诗人，对他头两卷作品的评论也带着故意的恶意。