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.

一位傲慢貴婦人的女僕。

The shop assistant was very supercilious towards me when I asked for some help.

我要買東西招呼售貨員時,那個售貨員對我不屑一顧。

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

當我問問題時,她用一種傲慢的眼神看着我。

His supercilious attitude made everyone feel uncomfortable.

他傲慢的態度讓每個人感到不舒服。

The supercilious waiter ignored our requests for extra napkins.

那個傲慢的服務員無視了我們要求額外餐巾紙的請求。

She spoke in a supercilious tone that irritated her colleagues.

她以一種傲慢的口吻講話,激怒了她的同事。

His supercilious behavior towards the staff did not go unnoticed.

他對員工傲慢的行爲沒有逃脫別人的注意。

The supercilious remarks from the boss offended many employees.

老闆傲慢的言論冒犯了許多員工。

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

她身上有一種傲慢的氣質,讓人望而卻步。

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

他帶着一副傲慢的表情,顯示出他對這個話題的蔑視。

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

這位名人發表的傲慢言論在社交媒體上引起了強烈反彈。

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

儘管他表現出傲慢的態度,但實際上他內心很不安。

Real-world Examples

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

“你少對我的妹妹說三道四。”羅恩粗魯地說,菲尼亞斯·奈傑爾傲慢的揚起了眉毛。

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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

他狂妄自大地認爲,我在星期天下午似乎沒有什麼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.

現在他是三十多歲的人了,時體健壯,頭髮稻草色,嘴邊略帶狠相,舉止高傲。

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,他身着顯耀的義勇軍制服時那種傲慢的高雅風度現在喪失貽盡啦。

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.

產口的過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.

當他看到我平靜地接受它時, 他揚起一道傲慢的眉毛。

Source: Blade (Part 1)

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

總有一天你會發現你的查爾斯值多少錢,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.

兩個年輕的猶太男人從他身邊走過,大聲說話,用愚蠢而傲慢的目光四處伸長脖子。

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.

“據權威人士告訴我,她的父親開了一家美國乾貨店,”托馬斯·伯頓爵士說,看上去很傲慢。

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray

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