| 单词 | smart aleck |
| 释义 | smart aleckor smart al·ec[ smahrt-al-ik ] / ˈsmɑrt ˌæl ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR smart aleck ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal.wise guy. Origin of smart aleckAn Americanism first recorded in 1860–65; generic use of Aleck, nickname for Alexander OTHER WORDS FROM smart alecksmart-al·eck·y, smart-al·eck, adjectiveWords nearby smart alecksmaragdine, smaragdite, smarm, smarmy, smart, smart aleck, smartarse, smart as a whip, smart ass, smart bomb, smart card Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for smart aleckBritish Dictionary definitions for smart alecksmart aleck / (ˈælɪk) / noun plural smart alecksinformal an irritatingly oversmart person Derived forms of smart alecksmart-aleck or smart-alecky, adjectiveWord Origin for smart aleckC19: from Aleck, Alec, short for Alexander Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with smart alecksmart aleck An impudent or obnoxiously self-assertive individual, a wise guy, as in New teachers often have a hard time coping with the smart alecks in their classes. This expression, dating from the mid-1800s, probably alluded to a person of this description who was named Alec or Alexander, but his identity has been lost. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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