wiseacre

英 [ˈwaɪzeɪkə(r)] 美 [ˈwaɪzeɪkər]

n.  自以为无所不知的人; 自以为是的人

复数:wiseacres

COCA.39983



牛津词典

noun

  1. 自以为无所不知的人;自以为是的人
    a person who is annoying because they are very confident and think they know a lot

    双语例句

    1. Such sayings themselves grow harder and adhere more firmly with age, and it would take many blows with a trowel to clean an old wiseacre of them.
      这种话的本身也愈经久而愈牢固了,必需用瓦刀一再猛击之,才能粉碎它,使一个自作聪明的老人不再说这种话。
    2. Allen is a wiseacre who hears the grass grow.
      艾伦是个自作聪明的人,对什么事都非常敏感。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments

        Synonym:    wise guysmart aleckwisenheimerweisenheimer