wiseacre

英 [ˈwaɪzeɪkə(r)]

美 [ˈwaɪzeɪkər]

n.  自以为无所不知的人; 自以为是的人

复数：wiseacres　

COCA.39983

牛津词典

noun

• 自以为无所不知的人；自以为是的人
  a person who is annoying because they are very confident and think they know a lot

英英释义

noun

• an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
  Synonym:wise guysmart aleckwisenheimerweisenheimer

双语例句

• Such sayings themselves grow harder and adhere more firmly with age, and it would take many blows with a trowel to clean an old wiseacre of them.
  这种话的本身也愈经久而愈牢固了，必需用瓦刀一再猛击之，才能粉碎它，使一个自作聪明的老人不再说这种话。
• Allen is a wiseacre who hears the grass grow.
  艾伦是个自作聪明的人，对什么事都非常敏感。