smug的意思

smug

英式音标[smʌɡ]
美式英标[smʌg]

基本解释

adj. 自鸣得意的；自以为是的；整洁的

n. 书呆子；自命不凡的家伙

smug 整洁的，沾沾自喜的，自鸣得意的

来自中古低地德语 smuk, 整洁的，优雅的，漂亮的，来自 smucken, 装饰，修饰，来自 Proto-Germanic*smeugana,滑进，溜进，来自 PIE*smeug,滑动，词源同 smock,smug.词义贬义化为沾沾自喜的，自鸣得意的。

smug (adj.): 1550s, "trim, neat, spruce, smart," possibly an alteration of Low German smuk "trim, neat," from Middle Low German smücken "to adorn" (originally "to dress," secondary sense of words meaning "to creep or slip into"), from the same source as smock. The meaning "having a self-satisfied air" is from 1701, an extension of the sense of "smooth, sleek" (1580s), which was commonly used of attractive women and girls. Related: Smugly; smugness.

2. Thomas and his wife looked at each other in smug satisfaction.: 托马斯和夫人得意地互相望了一眼。

3. The programme seemed false and sugary, and the characters smug.: 这个节目看起来矫揉造作，而其中的人物还自我感觉良好。