1. 势利眼:英格兰人的民族性中,多少有固步自封和势利眼(Snobbish)的特征. 因其保守,就特别喜欢搬出祖宗成法来抗拒改变. 这个至今仍保留着完整贵族阶层的国度,对于任何暴发户般的外国人其实都打心眼里不喜欢,在足球这个国技项目上尤其如此.
2. 势利的:snobbery 势利 | snobbish 势利的 | snobbishness 势利
3. 势力的:阴险的 sinister | 势力的 snobbish | 老于世故的 sophisticated
4. 很势利的:-自负的 conceited | -很势利的 snobbish | -自私的 selfish
1. (对自身社会地位、才智、品位等)过分自傲的,势利的
If you describe someone as snobbish, you disapprove of them because they are too proud of their social status, intelligence, or taste.
e.g. They had a snobbish dislike for their intellectual and social inferiors...
他们非常势利,不喜欢智力和社会地位不如自己的人。
e.g. I''d expected her to be snobbish but she was warm and friendly.
我原以为她会非常势利,但她却非常热情和友好。
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