English Dictionary

inverted snobbery

名詞

不可算名詞

A form of snobbery where the practitioner deprecates the target for attributes that would normally be considered desirable (particularly wealth).

日本語の意味

一般的に望ましいとされる属性（特に富）を持つ相手に対し、逆に軽蔑や否定の態度をとるスノッブリーの一形態。 / 通常は賞賛される属性を逆手に取り、対象の持つ富や成功などを批判することで、自身の位置や価値観を強調する態度。

His inverted snobbery was evident when he openly criticized his wealthy friends for their taste and manners.

裕福な友人たちの趣味や振る舞いを公然と批判したとき、彼の富を軽蔑するようなスノッブ的態度が明らかになった。

意味（1）

A form of snobbery where the practitioner deprecates the target for attributes that would normally be considered desirable (particularly wealth).

His dislike of the residents of the wealthier neighbourhood was simply inverted snobbery.