"look down your nose" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 看不起
• 輕視

Definition

表現得好像自己比別人優越，或用輕視的態度對待他人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個片語屬於非正式且較舊式的表達，用來批評某人傲慢、瞧不起別人。常用 'look down your nose at...'，與“輕視”、“自以為是”類似。

Examples

Don't look down your nose at people who have less money.

別**看不起**那些錢比較少的人。

Some students look down their noses at others who struggle in class.

有些學生會**看不起**那些在課堂上有困難的人。

She looked down her nose at the food because it was simple.

她因為食物簡單所以**看不起**它。

People who look down their noses at others usually have their own insecurities.

那些**看不起**別人的人通常自己也有不安全感。

I can’t stand it when people look down their noses at someone’s accent.

我受不了有人因為別人的口音就**看不起**他們。

He tends to look down his nose at anything that's not expensive or fancy.

他往往**看不起**那些不貴或不講究的東西。