Definition of wiseacre in English:

wiseacre

noun ˈwʌɪzeɪkəˈwaɪzˌeɪkər

A person with an affectation of wisdom or knowledge, regarded with scorn or irritation by others; a know-all.
自作聪明的人；自以为无所不知的人，万事通
the wiseacres forecast a collapse of the building
Example sentencesExamples
- Either way, the name stuck - providing great fodder for annoying wiseacres all over the state.
- For years, successive generations of caddies lived up to their reputation as low-life wiseacres who always knew better than the guy who was paying them and were not afraid to say so.
- When she barked, they straightened in the chair and when she raised a brow they commenced rehearsing the wiseacre questions that had been scripted for them.
- While being no particular fan of cops myself, I sympathise with them when they have to deal with wiseacres like you and your cohorts.
- Well, those wiseacres were proved wrong then, and they're going to be proved wrong again.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Middle Dutch wijsseggher 'soothsayer', probably from the Germanic base of wit². The assimilation to acre remains unexplained.

Definition of wiseacre in US English:

wiseacre

nounˈwīzˌākərˈwaɪzˌeɪkər

A person with an affectation of wisdom or knowledge, regarded with scorn or irritation by others; a know-it-all.
自作聪明的人；自以为无所不知的人，万事通
the wiseacres forecast a collapse of the building
Example sentencesExamples
- When she barked, they straightened in the chair and when she raised a brow they commenced rehearsing the wiseacre questions that had been scripted for them.
- Either way, the name stuck - providing great fodder for annoying wiseacres all over the state.
- Well, those wiseacres were proved wrong then, and they're going to be proved wrong again.
- For years, successive generations of caddies lived up to their reputation as low-life wiseacres who always knew better than the guy who was paying them and were not afraid to say so.
- While being no particular fan of cops myself, I sympathise with them when they have to deal with wiseacres like you and your cohorts.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Middle Dutch wijsseggher ‘soothsayer’, probably from the Germanic base of wit. The assimilation to acre remains unexplained.

词汇	wiseacre
释义	Definition of wiseacre in English: wiseacre noun ˈwʌɪzeɪkəˈwaɪzˌeɪkər A person with an affectation of wisdom or knowledge, regarded with scorn or irritation by others; a know-all. 自作聪明的人；自以为无所不知的人，万事通 the wiseacres forecast a collapse of the building Example sentencesExamples Either way, the name stuck - providing great fodder for annoying wiseacres all over the state. For years, successive generations of caddies lived up to their reputation as low-life wiseacres who always knew better than the guy who was paying them and were not afraid to say so. When she barked, they straightened in the chair and when she raised a brow they commenced rehearsing the wiseacre questions that had been scripted for them. While being no particular fan of cops myself, I sympathise with them when they have to deal with wiseacres like you and your cohorts. Well, those wiseacres were proved wrong then, and they're going to be proved wrong again. Origin Late 16th century: from Middle Dutch wijsseggher 'soothsayer', probably from the Germanic base of wit². The assimilation to acre remains unexplained. Definition of wiseacre in US English: wiseacre nounˈwīzˌākərˈwaɪzˌeɪkər A person with an affectation of wisdom or knowledge, regarded with scorn or irritation by others; a know-it-all. 自作聪明的人；自以为无所不知的人，万事通 the wiseacres forecast a collapse of the building Example sentencesExamples When she barked, they straightened in the chair and when she raised a brow they commenced rehearsing the wiseacre questions that had been scripted for them. Either way, the name stuck - providing great fodder for annoying wiseacres all over the state. Well, those wiseacres were proved wrong then, and they're going to be proved wrong again. For years, successive generations of caddies lived up to their reputation as low-life wiseacres who always knew better than the guy who was paying them and were not afraid to say so. While being no particular fan of cops myself, I sympathise with them when they have to deal with wiseacres like you and your cohorts. Origin Late 16th century: from Middle Dutch wijsseggher ‘soothsayer’, probably from the Germanic base of wit. The assimilation to acre remains unexplained.
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