snicker

英 ['snɪkə] 美 ['snɪkɚ]
  • vi. 偷笑,窃笑
  • vt. 窃笑着说
  • n. 窃笑
  • n. (Snicker)人名;(芬、瑞典)斯尼克

中文词源


snicker 窃笑,暗笑

来自辅音丛 sn-,鼻子,闻,嗅,发鼻音,比较 sneer,snore,snicker,sniff,snuff.引申词义窃笑, 暗笑。-er,表反复。

英文词源


snicker (v.)
"laugh in a half-suppressed way," 1690s, possibly of imitative origin, similar to Dutch snikken "to gasp, sob." Related: Snickered; snickering.
snicker (n.)
"a smothered laugh," 1835, from snicker (v.).

双语例句


1. The shuffle and snicker that became the comedian's trademark.
搅和与窃笑成为喜剧演员的标志.

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2. The shuffle and snicker become the comedian's trademark.
搅和与窃笑成为那个戏剧演员的标志.

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3. A few hecklers snicker at the signs , but mostly people are either confused or indifferent.
大部分的驻足观望者是外国游客.

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