词源不详,原义为修鞋匠,补鞋匠,后约于 1796 年剑桥大学学生借用该词来指小市民,小 商人,小商贩,并最终用于文学词义指势利眼,势利小人。也有俗词源解读为在 19 世纪初, 牛津和剑桥大学在普通学生的名字前面标注拉丁语 sine nobilitate,字面意思即非贵族,来自 sine,无,没有,nobilitate,贵族,词源同 noble.更为接受的说法是,标注为该拉丁语对应的法 语 sans noblesse,非贵族。
snob 的用法和双语例句“点击”或“选中”例句中的单词,就可以看到词义解释
That guy is a real snob .
那个家伙是个势利眼。
Rick santorum has also attacked obama , this time as a " snob " for wanting everyone to go to college .
里克桑托勒姆也攻击奥巴马,这回说他是“势利眼”想让每个人都上大学。
Critics have accused mr amis of being both lazy and a snob , as he uses much of this novel to detail the nastier habits of the british working class .
评论家谴责艾米斯先生的懒惰和势利眼,因为他在小说里大篇幅的描述英国工人阶级的肮脏的习惯。
The most rude and most likely late marriage and the most easiest to get rich snob .
最粗鲁最可能晚婚最势利眼最易致富。
Best luggage : ok , perhaps I have become a bit of a luggage snob , but ever since my husband bought me some louis vuitton suitcases I have found that I get better service .