An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger.
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intellectual [,?nt?'l?kt?u?l] 詞頻3 詞根: intel
adj. 智力的;有才智的;需用智力的;智力發達的; n. 知識分子;腦力勞動者;有極高智力的人;憑理智(而非感情)辦事的人;
?? intellect智力+ual...的→ 智力的
"Some Americans see Oxford as an intellectual Disneyland."
一些美國人把牛津視為知識分子的樂園。
近義:highbrow, literatus, scholar, longhair, egghead 反義:ignoramus, philistine, illiterate, lowbrow, uneducated, uninstructed
someone ['s?mw?n] 詞頻1
pron. 某人,有人; n. 某個人;
?? some某些+one一個 → 某人
"Someone must have blabbed to the police."
一定有人向警方告密了。
近義:anybody, anyone, one, somebody
snob [snɑb]
n. 勢利小人,勢利眼;附庸風雅之徒,假內行;
"She's such a snob!"
她竟是這樣一個勢利眼!
近義:nuisance, phoney, phony, bore, poseur, pseudointellectual
listen ['l?sn] 詞頻1
vi. 傾聽;留心聽;聽信;(讓對方注意)聽著; n. 聽,傾聽;
?? 聽字右邊的一(l)斤是(is)十(ten)兩 李(li)老師(s)的課我聽過十(ten)回
"Listen to the counsel of your elders."
要聽從長輩的忠告。
近義:hear, hearken, hark, harken, heed, heigh
tell [tel] 詞頻1
vt. 告訴,說;辨別;吩咐;講述; vt.& vi. 分辨,辨別;告訴,吩咐;泄漏;保證; vi. 泄密,告發;(顏色、聲音等)顯示;識別; n. [考古學](古代村落遺址堆積而成的)臺形土墩;[方言]講的話;談話;傳聞;
?? 他告訴(tell)我,他哥哥很高(tall)
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他們講真話。
近義:maintain, assert, asseverate, mention, assure, name 反義:hide, mask, occult, shield, shroud, veil
overture ['ov?t??r]
n. 器樂前奏曲;序曲,序樂;序詩;主動表示,提議; vt. 提議;
"The opera was preceded by a short overture."
這部歌劇開始前有一段簡短的序曲.
近義:motion, nomination, offer, offering, proffer, proposal

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