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supercilious

英 [suːpə'sɪlɪəs; sjuː-] 美[,supɚ'sɪlɪəs]
  • adj. 目空一切的,高傲的;傲慢的,自大的

英英释意


1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy;
"some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"
"haughty aristocrats"
"his lordly manners were offensive"
"walked with a prideful swagger"
"very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"
"his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"
"shaggy supercilious camels"
"a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
2. expressive of contempt;
"curled his lip in a supercilious smile"
"spoke in a sneering jeering manner"
"makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"
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