snide

snide

英 [snaɪd]
　　美 [snaɪd]

adj. 偽造的；卑鄙的；暗諷的
　　n. 贗品；騙子

中文詞源：

snide 諷刺的，挖苦的

可能來自輔音叢 sn-,鼻子，聞，嗅，發鼻音，比較 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.引申詞義諷 刺的，挖苦的。

例句：

1. He made a snide comment about her weight.
他說瞭一句很刻薄的話評論她的體重。

2. She couldn't tell if he was being snide, so she took the question straight.
她拿不準他是不是在諷刺她，便幹脆按字面去理解這個問題。

3. Everyone I talked to in the company seemed a little gun-shy, perhaps fearing that I was yet another snide reporter.
公司裡同我交談過的人看上去都有一些提心吊膽，也許擔心我是又一位用心險惡的記者。

4. If anyone made any more snide remarks he would beat him up.
假若他們之中有敢再說閑話的,揍!

5. They kept making snide remarks about each other.
他們不斷地互相諷刺。