snide

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practice; a sharper; a cheat. countable
  2. Counterfeit money. uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.
    — Don't make snide remarks to me.
  2. Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible.
    — Have nothing to do with snide goods; let it be known throughout the world that the farmers and dairymen, yea, and those engaged in other industries in the great State of Illinois, produce only the best of everything in their lines, and we will be the last to feel the effects of over-production.

词形变化

snider comparative snidest superlative snides plural

词汇关系

衍生词
snidely snideness snidey snide pitcher

词源

词源 1
Probably from a dialectal variant of snithe (“sharp, cutting, cold”). See snithe (adjective).
Alternatively, possibly a metathetic corruption of Middle English snythand (“piercing (the heart), cold, biting”, literally and figuratively). More at snithe (verb).
Compare typologically cutting, Russian ко́лкий (kólkij) (akin to коло́ть (kolótʹ)).
词源 2
Probably from a dialectal variant of snithe (“sharp, cutting, cold”). See snithe (adjective).
Alternatively, possibly a metathetic corruption of Middle English snythand (“piercing (the heart), cold, biting”, literally and figuratively). More at snithe (verb).
Compare typologically cutting, Russian ко́лкий (kólkij) (akin to коло́ть (kolótʹ)).
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