late 18th cent. (originally dialect in the sense 'cobbler'): of unknown origin; early senses conveyed a notion of ‘lower status or rank’, later denoting a person seeking to imitate those of superior social standing or wealth. Folk etymology connects the word with Latin sine nobilitate 'without nobility' but the first recorded sense has no connection with this
势利小人 If you call someone a snob, you disapprove of them because they admire upper-class people and have a low opinion of lower-class people.
【语用信息】：disapproval
Going to a private school had made her a snob...
上私立学校后，她变得很势利。
Kenneth is an arrogant, rude, social snob.
肯尼斯是一个傲慢粗鲁只喜欢结交权贵的势利鬼。
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自以为(在智力或品位方面)高人一等的人 If you call someone a snob, you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are superior to other people because of their intelligence or taste.
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