• vi. 嘲笑，冷笑
• vt. 嘲笑，冷笑
• n. 嘲笑，冷笑

來自輔音叢 sn-,鼻子，聞，嗅，發鼻音，比較 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.引申詞義嘲笑， 譏諷。

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.

卡內特傲慢而輕蔑地撇了撇嘴。

來自柯林斯例句

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

“噢, 是 嗎 ?”司法官冷笑著說.

來自《用法詞典》

3. He said with a sneer.

他的話中帶有嘲笑之意.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

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

試比較smirk 、 sneer 、 frown 、 scowl、grimace這幾個詞.

來自互聯網

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

總有人對他不屑一顧，說他不是土生土長的英國人。

來自柯林斯例句