If you say that someone is supercilious, you disapprove of them because they behave in a way that shows they think they are better than other people.
例句
His manner is supercilious and arrogant...他非常傲慢自大。Her eyebrows were arched in supercilious surprise.大吃一惊的她高傲地扬起了眉毛。
英汉词典释义
adj.
高傲的;傲慢的
The shop assistant was very supercilious towards me when I asked for some help.我要买东西招呼售货员时,那个售货员对我不屑一顾。
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy;
"some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines""haughty aristocrats""his lordly manners were offensive""walked with a prideful swagger""very sniffy about breaches of etiquette""his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air""shaggy supercilious camels""a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
2. expressive of contempt;
"curled his lip in a supercilious smile""spoke in a sneering jeering manner""makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"