smart alec
名词
UK/ˌsmɑːt ˈæl.ɪk/
US/ˌsmɑːrt ˈæl.ɪk/
定义 smart alec 名词
- Countable(可數名詞)
A person who behaves in a way that is intended to show how clever they are, often in a way that annoys other people.
自作聰明的人；愛賣弄的人
He always answers the teacher's questions with a smart alec tone, which annoys the other students.
他總是用自作聰明的語氣回答老師的問題，這讓其他學生很惱火。
Don't be such a smart alec; sometimes it's better to be humble.
別這麼自作聰明；有時候謙虛一點比較好。
Her know-it-all attitude makes her seem like a smart alec.
她無所不知的態度讓她看起來像個自作聰明的人。