• vi. 嘲笑，冷笑
• vt. 嘲笑，冷笑
• n. 嘲笑，冷笑

来自辅音丛 sn-,鼻子，闻，嗅，发鼻音，比较 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.引申词义嘲笑， 讥讽。

sneer (v.)

1550s, "to snort" (of horses), perhaps from North Frisian sneere "to scorn," related to Old English fn?ran "to snort, gnash one's teeth," of imitative origin (compare Danish sn?rre "to grin like a dog," Middle Dutch, Middle High German snarren "to rattle"). Meaning "to smile contemptuously" is from 1670s; sense of "to curl the upper lip in scorn" is attested from 1775. Related: Sneered; sneering. Sneer word is in E. Digby Baltzell (1987).

sneer (n.)

1707, from sneer (v.).

1. Canete's mouth twisted in a contemptuous sneer.

卡内特傲慢而轻蔑地撇了撇嘴。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Oh, is it? … said the sheriff with a sneer.

“噢, 是 吗 ?”司法官冷笑着说.

来自《用法词典》

3. He said with a sneer.

他的话中带有嘲笑之意.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Compare smirk, sneer, frown, scowl and grimace.

试比较smirk 、 sneer 、 frown 、 scowl、grimace这几个词.

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5. There were always those who dismissed him with a sneer, saying he wasn't British by birth.

总有人对他不屑一顾，说他不是土生土长的英国人。

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