snobbery

snob,势利眼，-ery,表行为。

snobbery (n.)

"the class of snobs," 1833, from snob + -ery. Meaning "snobbishness" is from 1843.

1. There was very little snobbery or class-consciousness in the wartime navy.

战时的海军中很少有势利眼，阶级意识也不强。

2. Isabelle is quick to refute any suggestion of intellectual snobbery.

伊莎贝尔对于任何关于她恃才傲物的暗示都迅速予以否认。

3. He is spoiled, arrogant and has a tendency towards snobbery.

他被宠坏了，傲慢无礼，而且经常自命不凡。

4. Jocelyn accused Dexter of snobbery.

乔斯琳指责德克斯特势力.

5. Snobbery is not so common in English today as it was said fifty years ago.

如今"Snobbery"在英语中已不象50年前那么普遍使用.