1859, thieves' slang, "counterfeit, sham, bad, spurious," of unknown origin. Of persons, "cunning, sharp," from 1883. Sense of "sneering" is first attested 1933, perhaps via sense of "hypocrisy, malicious gossip" (1902). Related: Sneeringly.
例文
1. He made a snide comment about her weight.
彼は彼女の体重を酷薄な言葉で評論した。
2.She couldn 't tell if he was being snide ,so she took the question straight.
彼女は彼が彼女を皮肉っているのかどうか分からないので、思い切って文字通りにこの問題を理解した。
3.Everyone I talked to in the company seemed a little gun-shy,perhaps fearing that I was yet another snide reporter.