词汇 | smart alec |
释义 | Idiom smart alec informal someone who is always trying to seem more clever than everyone else in a way that is annoying.Some smart alec in the audience kept making witty remarks during my talk. smart alec ⇨ smart alec; smart aleck; smart alicknoun an offensively smart person; a know-it-all US, 1865smart aleckOne who makes jokes and uses sarcasm in an attempt to seem witty, but instead is deemed annoying. Also seen as "smart alec." I'd had enough of that smart aleck's wisecracks, so I left the party early. smart alec (or aleck)a person considered irritating because they know a great deal or always have a clever answer to a question.From the male personal name Alec, a short form of Alexander. a ˈsmart alec/aleck(informal, disapproving) a person who tries to show that they are cleverer than everyone else: Some smart alec wrote in to say that the last edition of the newspaper contained 37 printing errors. |
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