See it: Cuomo smirks as creepy comments read back to him during AG probeFrom the headline of this article at the New York Post.
上記の文で、smirkの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "smirk" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
自動詞とあります。確かに間違いではないのですが、今の使い方の多くはどちらかというと英辞郎の同じページのsmirk atの意味、すなわち「~をせせら笑う」が強いと思います。下記の英英辞典のMerriam-Webster等でもこの定義でしか掲載されていません。名詞
- ニヤニヤ笑う、薄ら笑いを浮かべる、気取った笑い方をする
- 気取った笑い、きざな笑い、なれなれしい笑い
Answer
According to :to smile in a smug or condescending way
Examples
- When she told him he was cool, he just smirked.
- She lifted a hand to her mouth to hide a smirk.
- "I seem to have touched a nerve," said Malfoy, smirking.— J. K. Rowling
- She tried not to smirk when they announced the winner.
- With those small, platinum-blonde strands in the front and that slight smirk on her face, Hough almost looks like her twin.— Allure, 1 July 2021
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