• adj. 偽造的；卑鄙的；暗諷的
• n. 贗品；騙子

可能來(lái)自輔音叢 sn-,鼻子，聞，嗅，發(fā)鼻音，比較 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.引申詞義諷 刺的，挖苦的。

snide (adj.)

1859, thieves' slang, "counterfeit, sham, bad, spurious," of unknown origin. Of persons, "cunning, sharp," from 1883. Sense of "sneering" is first attested 1933, perhaps via sense of "hypocrisy, malicious gossip" (1902). Related: Sneeringly.

1. He made a snide comment about her weight.

他說(shuō)了一句很刻薄的話評(píng)論她的體重。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. She couldn't tell if he was being snide, so she took the question straight.

她拿不準(zhǔn)他是不是在諷刺她，便干脆按字面去理解這個(gè)問(wèn)題。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. Everyone I talked to in the company seemed a little gun-shy, perhaps fearing that I was yet another snide reporter.

公司里同我交談過(guò)的人看上去都有一些提心吊膽，也許擔(dān)心我是又一位用心險(xiǎn)惡的記者。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. If anyone made any more snide remarks he would beat him up.

假若他們之中有敢再說(shuō)閑話的,揍!

來(lái)自漢英文學(xué) - 駱駝祥子

5. They kept making snide remarks about each other.

他們不斷地互相諷刺。

來(lái)自辭典例句