1560s, "full of snot," from snot + -y (2). Meaning "impudent, curt, conceited" is from 1870. Related: Snottily; snottiness. Snotnose "upstart" is from 1941; snotty-nose "contemptible fellow" is from c. 1600.
雙語例句
1. He suffered from a snotty nose, runny eyes and a slight cough.
他又是流鼻涕，又是流眼淚，還有點(diǎn)咳嗽。
來自柯林斯例句
2. She smiled a snotty smile.
她高傲地笑了一下。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He's such a, snotty - nosed little ` wimp.
他是個高傲而懦弱的人.
來自辭典例句
4. Roberta , he could tell, was in what Cindy called one of her snotty moods.
他聽得出羅伯特現(xiàn)在正象辛迪說的是她鬧情緒的時候.
來自辭典例句
5. Then it might singe the backsides of some of those snotty - nosed shufflers in Parliament.