snark
snark — 名詞
- snarksingular
- snarksplural
1. unkind or cruel remarks that are expressed in a clever or indirect way, meant to
尖酸話
傷人感情的刻薄言論
unkind or cruel remarks that are expressed in a clever or indirect way, meant to make someone feel embarrassed or foolish.
The online comments were full of snark instead of helpful advice.
網路上的留言充滿了尖酸話，而不是有用的建議。
collocation: 'full of snark'
Amara ignored the snark from the back row and calmly finished her presentation.
Amara 忽略後排傳來的尖酸話，從容地完成了簡報。
After the debate, viewers complained about the constant snark between the two panelists.
辯論結束後，觀眾抱怨兩位與談人之間充滿了尖酸話。
What began as playful teasing among friends slowly turned into hurtful snark.
朋友間的玩笑打鬧，漸漸變成了傷人的尖酸話。
文法句型
snark as subject
snark as object
用法筆記
Uncountable by default ('a lot of snark'), but countable when referring to an individual remark ('a snark').
常見錯誤
snark — 動詞
- snarkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- snarkshe / she / it
- snarkedpast simple
- snarking-ing form
1. to make indirect, unpleasant remarks about a person or topic in a clever tone, w
諷刺；挖苦
用間接方式批評嘲弄
to make indirect, unpleasant remarks about a person or topic in a clever tone, with the intention of hurting or embarrassing them.
Instead of giving useful feedback, Leo snarked about every small mistake in the report.
Leo 沒有給予有用的回饋，反而對報告裡每個小錯誤都冷嘲熱諷。
pattern: snark about [topic]
The food blogger snarked at the restaurant owners for their slow service during the review.
那位美食部落客在評論中挖苦餐廳老闆服務太慢。
pattern: snark at [person]
It is easy to snark from behind a keyboard, but harder to offer real solutions.
躲在鍵盤後面冷嘲熱諷很容易，但要提出實際解決方案就難多了。
When the customer complained about the wait time, the cashier snarked back at her.
顧客抱怨等待時間太長時，收銀員反過來諷刺了她一番。
- praise
expresses approval rather than criticism
- compliment
focuses on saying something positive
文法句型
snark + about + [topic]
snark + at + [person]
用法筆記
Often implies a one-sided or unnecessary comment rather than a fair criticism. Frequently followed by 'about' (topic) or 'at' (person).