English Dictionary

toffee-nosed

形容詞

イギリス英語

(chiefly UK) snobbish, condescending or aloof

日本語の意味

気取っている、見下す態度でうぬぼれていることを示す / 尊大で、上から目線の態度を取る様子 / 鼻高に構えた、自己満足的な態度

Despite her talent, the toffee-nosed director refused to collaborate with anyone she considered beneath her.

彼女は才能があるにもかかわらず、お高くとまった監督で、自分より格下だと見なした人とは誰とも協力しようとしなかった。

意味（1）

(chiefly UK) snobbish, condescending or aloof

Parkinson: You made films before, but the part that really made your name was Zulu, wasn't it […] and there of course—against type—you played the toff, you played the officer. Caine: I played the officer, yeah, and everybody thought I was like that. Everyone was so shocked when they met me, this like Cockney guy had played this toffee-nosed git.

more toffee-nosed （ comparative ）

most toffee-nosed （ superlative ）