词汇 | whippersnapper |
释义 | whippersnapper Youthwhip·per·snap·per /ˈwɪpəˌsnæpə $ ˈwɪpərˌsnæpər/ noun [countableC] old-fashionedSSYRUDE/IMPOLITE a young person who is too confident and does not show enough respect to older people 妄自尊大的年轻人,傲慢无礼的小子 Examples from the Corpus whippersnapper• An older Tony Gwynn must compete only with that whippersnapper and a young Dave Winfield with an aversion to the right-field wall. (1600-1700) Probably from snipper-snapper “whippersnapper” ((16-19 centuries)), probably from snip + snap |
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