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su·per·cil·i·ous
su pr sI li s
superciliously (adv.), superciliousness (n.)
词根:supercilious
adv.superciliously 傲慢地;高傲地
n.superciliousness 傲慢
Adjective
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"
十六世纪20年代,指"傲慢自大,轻蔑慢慢的",源自拉丁语单词 superciliosus "傲慢的,傲慢自大的",源自单词 supercilium "傲慢的态度,自豪",字面意思是"眉毛" (通过抬眉毛以表达傲慢的意思而来),源自单词 super "在上面"(参见 super-)以及类似于单词 cilium "眼皮"的第二成分,与单词 celare "遮盖,隐藏"有关,源自 PIE 词根 *kel- (1) "掩盖,隐藏,保存"。相关: Superciliously; superciliousness。
Since cilium is more recent than supercilium, the former can be interpreted as a back-formation to the latter .... If indeed derived from the root *kel- 'to hide', we must still assume that a noun *kilium 'eyelid' existed, since the eyelid can 'hide' the eye, whereas the eyebrow does not have such a function. Thus, supercilium may originally have meant 'what is above the cilium'. [Michiel de Vaan, "Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages," Leiden, 2008]
由于 cilium 比 supercilium 更加晚出现,可以将前者解释为后者的反形派生.....,如果实际确实来源于词根 *kel- '隐藏',我们仍然必须假设一种名词 *kilium '眼皮' 的存在,因为眼皮可以“隐藏”眼睛,而眉毛没有此功能。因此, supercilium 可能最初是指'眼睛上方的东西'。(Michiel de Vaan,《拉丁语和其他意大利语的词源词典》,莱顿,2008年)
Latin superciliosus, from supercilium eyebrow, haughtiness, from super- + -cilium eyelid (akin to celare to hide) — more at hell
The first known use of supercilious was in 1543
supercontinentnoun
a former large continent which is assumed to have existed and from which other continents broke off and drifted away
supercomputernoun
a large very fast mainframe used especially for scientific computations
superciliousadjective
coolly and disdainfully proud : snobbish
superciliousadjective
coolly and disdainfully proud : snobbish
1 As well as his nemesis, the supercilious Desmonde, these films often featured another authority figure in Edward Chapman as his boss, the more down-to-earth Mr Grimsdale.
2 I resent your supercilious and arrogant attitude.
我讨厌你这种目中无人的傲慢态度。
3 The extended sex scenes have an explicitness and candour which can only be called magnificent; in fact they make the sex in famous movies like, say, Last Tango in Paris look supercilious and dated.
4 Everywhere, Fatland is confronted by supercilious officials or hostile bureaucrats.
5 Parkman occasionally allows a supercilious tone to creep into his writings.
帕克曼间或在文章里流露出高傲的态度。
6 For the programme, food historian Ivan Day prepared the dishes with which Mr Bingley's supercilious sister Caroline would have flaunted the family's wealth and sophistication.
7 Whether it's Simon Cowell on American Idol or Piers Morgan on America's Got Talent, the supercilious Brit has become an essential part of the mix.
8 The shop assistant was very supercilious towards me when I asked for some help.
我要买东西招呼售货员时,那个售货员对我不屑一顾.
9 The graphic sexual encounters were so magnificent, The Guardian wrote, that “they make the sex in famous movies like, say, ‘Last Tango in Paris,’ look supercilious and dated.”
10 the supercilious art dealer rolled her eyes when we asked if she had anything for under $1,000
11 But he falls into it too: Take the recurrent use of lower-case titles for his work, such as "ghost"; it seems less an expression of humility than merely supercilious.
12 Via Firth's Stanley Crawford, a supercilious Brit known to the world as Wei Ling Soo — famous Chinese conjurer, great debunker of psychic mediums — the film ponders the possibility of an afterlife.
13 Still, its conveyance to a civic art museum was supercilious.
14 And the trustees who gleefully conspire in old age to gum up the keys of Petrie’s cherished typewriter seem unaltered from the supercilious, eager-to-humiliate childhood chums of long ago.
15 “But I forgive you,” I added, which was supercilious and false.
16 In one of the book’s best moments, Mrs. Cash gazes admiringly at a picture of one of Ivo’s supercilious ancestors.
17 That's Jesse Eisenberg playing a supersmart and supercilious Mark Zuckerberg in last year's Golden Globe winner for best picture.
这是杰西·艾森伯格在去年金球奖最佳影片<社交网络>中饰演天才傲物的马克·扎克伯格的台词。
18 Of the Cambridge spies recruited in the 1930s, Guy Burgess was a pupil and friend and Anthony Blunt a “supercilious” colleague.
19 It’s a homage to the former classics that doesn’t seem supercilious but open-hearted and ingenuous; a bold and ambitious step up for the director of Whiplash.
20 All supercilious swagger, Jack Riddiford is a lean, mean Mercutio.
1 高傲的
proudhearted skeigh high proud lofty haughty snooty self-important lordly stuck-up high-and-mighty high-hat orgulous full of prunes upstage high-spirited superior snotty-nosed
2 自高自大
consequential cocky immodest conceit get above oneself above oneself with nose in the air full of own importance conceited sell tickets on yourself have a swollen head get above yourself too big for his boots
3 高傲
proudhearted skeigh high proud lofty haughty snooty self-important lordly stuck-up high-and-mighty high-hat orgulous proudly self-consequence superior full of prunes upstage high-spirited pride of place snotty-nosed superiority
5 倨傲不逊的
6 自大
cockish big arrogant consequential snooty uppity impertinent vaunty self-assumption self-consequence importance consequence pride self-esteem arrogance self-love puffiness mickey self-worth vainglory self-conceit tympany self-admiration ruffle bloat ruffle it jumped-up vanity hubris egotism self-importance hauteur huffish supermanish cocky overbearing swanky side crack bounce brag presumption vapour conceit cockiness pomposity izzat bull swell big headed big head
7 瞧不起人的
8 傲慢的
cock-a-hoop huffish self-asserting fastuous big grand proud superior wise stiff imperial elevated topping assuming cavalier sublime arrogant masterful dismissive overbearing feisty surly blasphemous presumptuous patronizing upstage magisterial imperious bitchy snotty insolent snooty high-minded seagoing uppity domineering immodest high-stepping impertinent huffy overweening assumptive hoity-toity bumptious sniffy contumelious bardy snuffy high-hat high-blown dicty bounceable toplofty biggety porky high bloated defiant pompous perky haughty dictatorial disdainful bratty lordly snippy stuck-up cavalierly stiff-backed uppish orgulous misproud bold chesty stiff-necked facety proud-hearted above oneself cocky smart vainglorious blustering highfalutin Superior lofty self-sufficient mouthy overbear with nose in the air big-headed brash surquedous potty consequential breezy boastful scornful presuming lippy standoffish vapouring snifty highty-tighty sidy proud hearted
10 自大的
cockish big arrogant consequential snooty uppity impertinent vaunty jumped-up huffish supermanish cocky overbearing swanky big headed
12 自高自大的
13 傲慢
cock-a-hoop huffish self-asserting fastuous big grand proud superior wise stiff imperial elevated topping assuming cavalier sublime arrogant masterful dismissive overbearing feisty surly blasphemous presumptuous patronizing upstage magisterial imperious bitchy snotty insolent snooty high-minded seagoing uppity domineering immodest high-stepping impertinent huffy overweening assumptive hoity-toity bumptious sniffy contumelious bardy snuffy high-hat high-blown dicty bounceable toplofty biggety lordly bigly side blow importance pride assumption presumption arrogance hubris morgue insolence porky braggadocio hauteur tympany snash insult swagger huff overween perk it crow head off high bloated defiant pompous perky haughty dictatorial disdainful bratty snippy stuck-up cavalierly stiff-backed uppish orgulous misproud proudly haughtily insolently perkily bumptiously snootiness bumptiousness superbity hold head high cocky arrogantly superciliously haughtiness superciliousness smart vainglorious blustering highfalutin sauce stomach gall assume with nose in the air proud stomach on the high ropes proud-hearted Superior lofty self-sufficient mouthy attitude effrontery overbear big-headed with your nose in the air brash superiority surquedous potty consequential breezy boastful scornful presuming lippy stiff-necked standoffish vapouring snifty highty-tighty sidy swaggeringly surquedry surquidry pursiness puppy hardiness mickey irreverence pomposity impertinence hardihood sweeny de proud hearted
14 目空一切的
15 目中无人