supercilious

[US]/ˌsuːpəˈsɪliəs/
[UK]/ˌsuːpərˈsɪliəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 高傲的;傲慢的
adv. 高傲地;傲慢地
n. 高傲;傲慢

Example Sentences

a supercilious lady's maid.

一位傲慢贵妇人的女仆。

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。

She gave me a supercilious look when I asked a question.

当我问问题时,她用一种傲慢的眼神看着我。

His supercilious attitude made everyone feel uncomfortable.

他傲慢的态度让每个人感到不舒服。

The supercilious waiter ignored our requests for extra napkins.

那个傲慢的服务员无视了我们要求额外餐巾纸的请求。

She spoke in a supercilious tone that irritated her colleagues.

她以一种傲慢的口吻讲话,激怒了她的同事。

His supercilious behavior towards the staff did not go unnoticed.

他对员工傲慢的行为没有逃脱别人的注意。

The supercilious remarks from the boss offended many employees.

老板傲慢的言论冒犯了许多员工。

She had a supercilious air about her that turned people away.

她身上有一种傲慢的气质,让人望而却步。

He wore a supercilious expression that showed his disdain for the topic.

他带着一副傲慢的表情,显示出他对这个话题的蔑视。

The supercilious remarks made by the celebrity caused a backlash on social media.

这位名人发表的傲慢言论在社交媒体上引起了强烈反弹。

Despite his supercilious demeanor, he was actually quite insecure deep down.

尽管他表现出傲慢的态度,但实际上他内心很不安。

Real-world Examples

" Shut up about my sister, " said Ron roughly, Phineas Nigellus raised supercilious eyebrows.

“你少对我的妹妹说三道四。”罗恩粗鲁地说,菲尼亚斯·奈杰尔傲慢的扬起了眉毛。

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The supercilious assumption was that on Sunday afternoon I had nothing better to do.

他狂妄自大地认为,我在星期天下午似乎没有什么更有意思的事情可做。

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

Now he was a sturdy straw-haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner.

现在他是三十多岁的人了,时体健壮,头发稻草色,嘴边略带狠相,举止高傲。

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

And the air of supercilious elegance which had clung about him in his striking Zouave uniform was completely gone.

而且,他身着显耀的义勇军制服时那种傲慢的高雅风度现在丧失贻尽啦。

Source: Gone with the Wind

His cool supercilious voice said: " Yes" ?

他冰冷的白眼道:“是” ?

Source: Goodbye, My Love (Part 1)

The superabundance of the products made some people supercilious.

产口的过剩使一些人目空一切了。

Source: Pan Pan

He raised a supercilious eyebrow when he observed that I took it with calm.

当他看到我平静地接受它时, 他扬起一道傲慢的眉毛。

Source: Blade (Part 1)

You'll find out some day what your Charles is worth, with his morocco boots and supercilious airs.

总有一天你会发现你的查尔斯值多少钱,穿着他的摩洛哥靴子和傲慢的架子。

Source: Eugénie Grandet

Two young Jewish men passed him, talking in loud voices and craning their necks here and there in fatuous supercilious glances.

两个年轻的犹太男人从他身边走过,大声说话,用愚蠢而傲慢的目光四处伸长脖子。

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 1)

" I am told, on excellent authority, that her father keeps an American dry-goods store, " said Sir Thomas Burdon, looking supercilious.

“据权威人士告诉我,她的父亲开了一家美国干货店,”托马斯·伯顿爵士说,看上去很傲慢。

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray

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