snicker

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈsnɪk.ə(ɹ)/    美 /ˈsnɪkɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A stifled or broken laugh.
  2. A player who snicks the ball. rare
动词 v.
  1. To emit a snicker, a stifled or broken laugh. intransitive
    — I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, / And in short, I was afraid.
  2. To utter through a laugh of this kind. transitive
  3. To whinny.

词形变化

snickers plural snigger alternative snickers present,singular,third-person snickering participle,present snickered participle,past snickered past snigger alternative snickers plural

词汇关系

衍生词
snickerer snickeringly snickery

词源

词源 1
US variant of the British snigger, possibly of onomatopoeic origin, similar to Dutch snikken (“to gasp; sob”). The noun is first recorded 1836, from the verb. Compare also Scottish smicker (“to smile or laugh in a sniggering or leery way, smirk”). More at smicker.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English snick
English -er
English snicker
From snick + -er.
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