smug的词源

英文词源

smug (adj.): 1550s, "trim, neat, spruce, smart," possibly an alteration of Low German smuk "trim, neat," from Middle Low German smücken "to adorn" (originally "to dress," secondary sense of words meaning "to creep or slip into"), from the same source as smock. The meaning "having a self-satisfied air" is from 1701, an extension of the sense of "smooth, sleek" (1580s), which was commonly used of attractive women and girls. Related: Smugly; smugness.

来自中古低地德语 smuk, 整洁的，优雅的，漂亮的，来自 smucken, 装饰，修饰，来自 Proto-Germanic*smeugana,滑进，溜进，来自 PIE*smeug,滑动，词源同 smock,smug.词义贬义化为沾沾自喜的，自鸣得意的。

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