单词 | snob |
释义 | Word Frequency snob(snɒb) noun 1. a. a person who strives to associate with those of higher social status and who behaves condescendingly to others Compare inverted snob b. (as modifier) snob appeal 2. a person having similar pretensions with regard to his or her tastes, etc an intellectual snob Derived forms snobbery (ˈsnobbery) noun snobbish (ˈsnobbish) adjective snobbishly (ˈsnobbishly) adverb snobbishness (ˈsnobbishness) or snobbism (ˈsnobbism) noun snobby (ˈsnobby) adjective snobbily (ˈsnobbily) adverb Word origin C18 (in the sense: shoemaker; hence, C19: a person who flatters those of higher station,etc): of unknown origin |
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