snootily
adverb uk/ˈsnuː.tə.li/ us/ˈsnuː.t̬ə.li/
高傲自大地,目中无人地
in a way that is snooty (= unfriendly because you think you are better than other people)
He was approached by a shop assistant who asked, snootily, if he could be of any assistance. 一位店员走近他,傲慢地问他是否可以提供任何帮助。
The shop rather snootily refused to accept credit cards until a few years back. 这家商店曾傲慢地拒绝接受信用卡,直到几年前才改进服务。
See: snooty
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- He snootily refused the prestigious post of deputy mayor.
- The woman behind the counter informed me snootily that I would not find what I was looking for in her shop.
- The UK snootily declined to participate in the venture.