snooty
snooty — 形容詞
- snootypositive
- snootiercomparative
- snootiestsuperlative
1. looking down on other people and treating them coldly, as if they were not good
傲慢；勢利
自以為高人一等而冷淡待人
looking down on other people and treating them coldly, as if they were not good enough for you
The snooty waiter at Hassan's favorite restaurant ignored every customer wearing jeans.
Hassan 最愛的那家餐廳裡，勢利的服務生對每位穿牛仔褲的客人都視而不見。
attributive use: a snooty waiter / clerk / manager
Élise felt unwelcome because the hotel clerk spoke in a snooty voice.
飯店櫃檯人員說話的語氣很傲慢，讓 Élise 覺得自己不受歡迎。
collocation: a snooty voice / tone
The boutique was so snooty that Dewi left without buying anything.
那家精品店勢利得很，Dewi 什麼都沒買就走了。
predicative: be so snooty that + result
Ilan disliked the club's snooty members, who never greeted the cleaners.
Ilan 不喜歡俱樂部裡那些傲慢的會員，他們從來不跟清潔人員打招呼。
Nobody at the wedding liked Felix's snooty cousin, who laughed at everyone's clothes.
婚禮上沒有人喜歡 Felix 那位傲慢的表親，他還取笑大家的穿著。
- snooty waiter
- snooty attitude
- snooty tone
- snooty boutique
- snooty clerk