Inverted snob
Slang Term
British
★★★☆☆ Moderate
Casual
含义: Someone who looks down on the wealthy or cultured
看不起富人或有教养的人
Alguien que mira con desprecio a los ricos o cultos
裕福な人や教養ある人を見下す人
부유하거나 교양 있는 사람을 깔보는 사람
A person who scorns upper-class things or people precisely because they are upper class—the reverse of regular snobbery.
正因为某些东西或人是上层阶级的就加以鄙视的人。与普通势利恰恰相反。
Una persona que desprecia las cosas o personas de clase alta precisamente porque son de clase alta: lo contrario del esnobismo habitual.
上流階級的なものや人をまさにそれが上流階級だからという理由で軽蔑する人。通常のスノビズムの逆。
상류층의 것이라는 이유만으로 상류층적인 것이나 사람을 경멸하는 사람—일반적인 속물주의의 반대.
例句
- He's an inverted snob—hates anything posh. 他是个反向势利鬼，讨厌一切高档的东西es un esnob al revés, odia todo lo pijo彼は逆スノッブだ。上品なものは何でも嫌う그는 역(逆)속물이야—고급스러운 건 뭐든 싫어해.
- Inverted snobbery is still snobbery. 反向势利也是势利el esnobismo al revés sigue siendo esnobismo逆スノビズムもスノビズムだ역속물주의도 결국 속물주의다.
- Don't be an inverted snob about opera. 别对歌剧那么反向势利no seas esnob al revés con la óperaオペラについて逆スノッブにならないで오페라에 대해 역속물적으로 굴지 마.
发音
用法指南
语境: social commentary, criticism
语气: analytical, critical
✓ 正确说法
- A bit of an inverted snob有点反向势利un poco esnob al revésちょっと逆スノッブ気味좀 역속물적인
- Inverted snobbery反向势利esnobismo al revés逆スノビズム역속물주의
✗ 错误说法
- Can seem defensive about class可能显得在阶级问题上过于防备Puede parecer que se está a la defensiva con el tema de clase階級に対して防衛的に見えることがある계급에 대해 방어적으로 보일 수 있음
常见错误
- Dismissing valid class critique as inverted snobbery
起源与历史
Coined to describe the reverse of traditional snobbery—looking down on things associated with wealth or high culture.
词源: Inverted (reversed) + snob
最早记录: Mid 20th century
文化背景
Era: Mid 20th century onwards
Generation: All generations
Social background: About class attitudes
Pop culture: British class debate
Regional notes: British expression.
变体
Inverted snobInverted snobbery
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