解釋:
(n.) a person who's annoying because they try to show how clever and knowledgeable they are
一個很討厭的人,經常炫耀自己的聰明和博學;
(adj.) having an annoying way of trying to seem clever
自以為是的人;
來源:
It is a phrase coined by Red Forman on an episode of That 70's Show. 這個俚語來自于美國一部很著名的情景喜劇“七十年代秀”中的一個人物,這個人叫Red Forman.其中他第一次說道, Nobody likes a smart-ass.
Although Red Foreman did use it well and it was very funny, it probably evolved from the original term "smart alec" 盡管Red Foreman在劇中將這個詞組用得很好而且很幽默,但是這個詞組很有可能來源于另外一個詞,叫做“smart alec”
Hoag was a pimp and a thief in New York City in the 1840s. Partnered with his wife Melinda and another known as “French Jack”, they would rob his wife’s “customers” while she otherwise distracted them. Alec是一個人的名字,全名叫做Alec Hoag,他是一個1840年左右生活在紐約的一個皮條客,和他的妻子一起,通過色誘搶劫顧客的錢財。有時候被搶的顧客會去報警,但是Alec通過買通警察,經常會逃避被處罰,所以當地的警察就會說Don’t be a Smart Alec.后來smart Alec慢慢地演變為smart ass,用以指代自作聰明的人。
這個詞組不是很offensive,三顆星是滿分的話,那么offensive的程度只有一星。
舉例:
1. 王小二是一個自以為是的家伙,總是吹噓自己上知天文,下知地理,其實他只是略懂皮毛。
He thinks he knows everything but actually he is only a smart ass.
這里做名詞來用
2. 經驗豐富的種植戶總是不喜歡理論派的教授來教自己如何來經營農場,那么就可以將:
We don't need some smart-ass ecology professor coming out here and telling us how to run our farms. 這里做形容詞。