"snobs" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 势利小人
• 自以为高贵的人

Definition

自认为比别人优越的人，通常因为社会地位、受教育程度或品味，经常瞧不起别人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常为负面和非正式用法，用来批评自以为是或看不起别人的人。常与特定领域搭配，如“红酒势利小人”。不是褒义词。

Examples

Some people at the party were total snobs.

聚会上一些人完全是**势利小人**。

Snobs often judge people by their clothes.

**势利小人**常常以衣着评价别人。

Nobody likes to be called snobs.

没有人喜欢被叫做**势利小人**。

Don’t mind them—they’re just a bunch of snobs who think they’re better than everyone else.

别理他们——他们只是一群觉得自己比别人厉害的**势利小人**。

You can’t enjoy life if you try to impress snobs all the time.

如果你总是想取悦**势利小人**，生活就无法快乐。

All those food snobs make eating out feel so complicated!

那些美食**势利小人**把外出吃饭弄得好复杂！