Green Arrow is a hero known for his witty humor and back sass so, of course, he's going to be mouthing off a lot.From the 3rd paragraph of this article at Screen Rant.
上記の文で、back sass/back-sassの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "back sass/back-sass" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎等には、まだ掲載されていないので、the Oxford English Dictionaryの定義を訳すと下記のようになります。
偉そうまたは生意気な発言。(とくに、目上の人に対する場合。)無礼[失礼]な言葉[振る舞い]。
Answer
According to the Oxford English Dictionary:“Insolent or cheeky remarks, esp. made in reply to someone in authority; impertinence. Cf. back-chat n.”
Examples
- Yes SIR, right away SIR, anything for you SIR。
- I don't appreciate your BackSass, Jeff.
- "Give me any more of that back-sass and I'll kick your ass."
- When they gits old an’ ’flicted an’ miser’ble, all they git ’s airs an’ pride an’ back sass.
- Of course, afterward, I felt awful, like I just back-sassed a dad with his kids in tow. (動詞として使用。)
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