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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mù zhōng wú rén de
"他用目中无人的态度对待所有人。"
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Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
"The supercilious waiter sneered at customers who mispronounced wine names."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Latin superciliosus, meaning 'haughty, proud,' from supercilium 'eyebrow' (from super- 'above' + cilium 'eyelid'), reflecting the raising of the eyebrow as a sign of contempt or pride.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Supercilious" is said worldwide
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hautain
Transliteration: hautain
"Il regardait les autres avec un air hautain."
überheblich
Transliteration: ueberheblich
"Sie machte eine überheblich Bemerkung über seine Kleidung."
supertoso
Transliteration: supertoso
"Aveva un atteggiamento supertoso nei confronti dei suoi colleghi."
supercilioso
Transliteration: supercilioso
"Su sonrisa superciliosa irritaba a todos en la habitación."
supercilioso
Transliteration: supercilioso
"O rapaz adotou um tom supercilioso ao falar sobre arte moderna."
घमंडी
Transliteration: ghamandi
"उसका घमंडी रवैया किसी को पसंद नहीं आया।"
目中无人的
Transliteration: mù zhōng wú rén de
"他用目中无人的态度对待所有人。"
거만한
Transliteration: geomanhan
"그녀의 거만한 태도는 동료들을 불쾌하게 했다."
高慢な
Transliteration: kōmanna
"彼の高慢な態度は誰もが不快に思った。"
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