sneer
英 [sn??]
美[sn?r]
- vi. 嘲笑，冷笑
- vt. 嘲笑，冷笑
- n. 嘲笑，冷笑
CET6+TEM4GRECET6低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?sneers;過去式:?sneered;過去分詞:?sneered;現(xiàn)在分詞:?sneering;
中文詞源
sneer 嘲笑，譏諷
來自輔音叢 sn-,鼻子，聞，嗅，發(fā)鼻音，比較 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.引申詞義嘲笑， 譏諷。
英文詞源
- sneer (v.)
- 1550s, "to snort" (of horses), perhaps from North Frisian sneere "to scorn," related to Old English fn?ran "to snort, gnash one's teeth," of imitative origin (compare Danish sn?rre "to grin like a dog," Middle Dutch, Middle High German snarren "to rattle"). Meaning "to smile contemptuously" is from 1670s; sense of "to curl the upper lip in scorn" is attested from 1775. Related: Sneered; sneering. Sneer word is in E. Digby Baltzell (1987).
- sneer (n.)
- 1707, from sneer (v.).
雙語例句
- 1. Canete's mouth twisted in a contemptuous sneer.
- 卡內(nèi)特傲慢而輕蔑地撇了撇嘴。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Oh, is it? … said the sheriff with a sneer.
- “噢, 是 嗎 ?”司法官冷笑著說.
來自《用法詞典》
- 3. He said with a sneer.
- 他的話中帶有嘲笑之意.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Compare smirk, sneer, frown, scowl and grimace.
- 試比較smirk 、 sneer 、 frown 、 scowl、grimace這幾個詞.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. There were always those who dismissed him with a sneer, saying he wasn't British by birth.
- 總有人對他不屑一顧，說他不是土生土長的英國人。
來自柯林斯例句