词汇 | smart-alec |
释义 | smart alec noun[ C ] informal(USsmart aleck, smart-aleck)uk /ˌsmɑːt ˈæl.ɪk/ us /ˌsmɑːrt ˈæl.ɪk/ someone who tries to appear clever or who answers questions in a clever way that annoys other people自作聪明的人,自以为是的人 Showing arrogance and conceit (as) proud as Luciferidiom airs and gracesidiom arrogant arrogantly as if you owned the placeidiom egoistic egoistically egomaniacal egomaniacally egotistic patronizing patronizingly pomposity pompous pompously swollen head swollen-headed talk down to someone think the (whole) world revolves around youidiom throw your weight aroundidiom Examples of smart alecsmart alec I do not think that the public want smartalec answers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is a gimmicky, rubbishy man, who just talks like a smartalec estate agent of what is best for the moment to catch the press. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The case gets to court and then some smartalec lawyer finds a way to get the little brat—which would be the parliamentary expression—off and out into the community again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A smartalec and a berserker, she is considered a loose cannon but is generally reliable. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Luckily, learning comes easily to hima bit too easily, however, and being naturally smart has allowed him to become a lazy smartalec. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The last thing that we want is for a smartalec lawyer to drive a coach and horses through much-needed legislation the first time that it comes to court. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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