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单词 wiseacre
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
wise•a•cre /ˈwaɪzˌeɪkɚ/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. smart aleck.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
wise•a•cre  (wīzā′kər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who possesses or affects to possess great wisdom.
  2. See wise guy. 
  • Middle Dutch wijssager prophet, translation of Middle High German wīssage, late Old High German wīssago, by popular etymology, etymological equivalent. to wīs wise + sago sayer, from earlier wīzzago wise person; cognate with Old English wītega, akin to wit2
  • 1585–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wiseacre /ˈwaɪzˌeɪkə/ n
  1. a person who wishes to seem wise
  2. a wise person: often used facetiously or contemptuously
Etymology: 16th Century: from Middle Dutch wijsseggher soothsayer; related to Old High German wīssaga, German Weissager. See wise1, say
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