单词 | smug |
释义 | smug[smʌg]a. 自以为是的, 自鸣得意的, 整洁的n. 书呆子, 自命不凡的家伙 smug smug AHD: [sm¾g] D.J. [smJg]K.K. [smJg]adj.(形容词) smug.ger,smug.gest Exhibiting or feeling great or offensive satisfaction with oneself or with one's situation; self-righteously complacent:沾沾自喜的,自鸣得意的:表现出或感到对自己或自己的处境十分或令人反感的满意;自以为是的自大:“the smug look of a toad breakfasting on fat marsh flies”(&b{William Pearson})“像早餐吃到沼泽地胖苍蝇的蛤蟆那样得意忘形的表情”(威廉·皮尔逊)语源:1. ; akin to Perhaps akin to Low German smuck [neat] ;类似于 可能类似于 低地德语 smuck [整齐] 2. from Middle Low German 源自 中古低地德语 3. from smucken [to adorn] 源自 smucken [喜欢,爱慕] 继承用法:smug“ly adv.(副词)smug“ness n.(名词) |
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