snobbery

/ˈsnɒbəri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsnɑːbəri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsnä-b(ə-)rē/ (ame, mw)

snobbery — noun

1. the way some people act when they believe they are better than others because th

1.名詞C1
釋義

the way some people act when they believe they are better than others because they have more money, a higher class, or finer taste, and treat people with less as not worth their time

例句

Ayesha was sick of the snobbery she met at the country club, where staff were ignored.

snobbery about social class shown toward staff

There is too much snobbery in the art world about which schools a painter went to.

snobbery about + noun (background/credentials)

同義詞
  • elitism

    stresses believing a small privileged group deserves the most power or respect; more about systems and attitudes than personal rudeness

  • snobbishness

    very close in meaning; a touch more about the personal manner than the wider social pattern

  • condescension

    the talking-down behaviour itself, which can happen without the class-based pride that drives snobbery

反義詞
  • humility

    treating yourself as no better than anyone else

  • egalitarianism

    the belief that all people are equal and deserve the same respect

文法句型

snobbery about + noun

social snobbery

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable and often paired with a topic via 'about' (snobbery about accents, schools, food) or a modifier naming the field (wine snobbery, literary snobbery). Subject of the disdain is usually people seen as poorer, lower-class, or less refined.

常見錯誤

❌He showed many snobberies at the party.
✅He showed a lot of snobbery at the party.
💡snobbery is uncountable; do not make it plural or use 'a'.
❌She is full of snobbery person.
✅She is a snobbery person.' is also wrong; use 'She is a snob' or 'She is snobbish.
💡snobbery is the behaviour, not a word for the person or an adjective.