smug
英[sm?g]
美[sm?ɡ]
- adj. 自鳴得意的；自以為是的；整潔的
- n. 書呆子；自命不凡的家伙
詞態(tài)變化
比較級:?smugger;最高級:?smuggest;副詞:?smugly;名詞:?smugness;
中文詞源
smug 整潔的，沾沾自喜的，自鳴得意的
來自中古低地德語 smuk, 整潔的， 優(yōu)雅的， 漂亮的， 來自 smucken, 裝飾， 修飾， 來自 Proto-Germanic*smeugana,滑進(jìn)，溜進(jìn)，來自 PIE*smeug,滑動，詞源同 smock,smug.詞義貶義 化為沾沾自喜的，自鳴得意的。
英文詞源
- smug (adj.)
- 1550s, "trim, neat, spruce, smart," possibly an alteration of Low German smuk "trim, neat," from Middle Low German smücken "to adorn" (originally "to dress," secondary sense of words meaning "to creep or slip into"), from the same source as smock. The meaning "having a self-satisfied air" is from 1701, an extension of the sense of "smooth, sleek" (1580s), which was commonly used of attractive women and girls. Related: Smugly; smugness.
雙語例句
- 1. He tried hard not to smile in smug self-satisfaction.
- 他強(qiáng)忍住沾沾自喜的笑容。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Thomas and his wife looked at each other in smug satisfaction.
- 托馬斯和夫人得意地互相望了一眼。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The programme seemed false and sugary, and the characters smug.
- 這個節(jié)目看起來矯揉造作，而其中的人物還自我感覺良好。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He writes smug, sanctimonious waffle.
- 他寫的滿篇都是自鳴得意、道貌岸然的廢話。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He writes smug, sanctimonious rubbish.
- 他寫的都是些自我陶醉、故作清高的垃圾作品。
來自柯林斯例句