英语词汇snark的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	snark
词源	snark n. 1876 as the name of an imaginary animal, coined by "Lewis Carroll" in "The Hunting of the Snark." In 1950s, it was the name given to a type of U.S. cruise missile, and in 1980s to a type of sailboat. The meaning "caustic, opinionated, and critical rhetoric" is by c. 2002, probably from snarky and not directly related, if at all, to Carroll's use of snark. Entries linking to snark snarky adj. "irritable, short-tempered," 1906, from snark (v.) "to find fault with, nag" (1882), literally "to snort" (1866), which is from an imitative source. Compare Low German snarken, North Frisian snarke, Swedish snarka; also compare snarl (v.2) and sneer (v.). Also compare narky "bad-tempered, sarcastic" (1895), British slang from earlier nark "annoying, quarrelsome, or unpleasant person" (1846), from nark (q.v.). It seems to have emerged anew as a vogue word c. 1997 to indicate " said or written in a hostile, knowing, bitter tone of contempt." The back-formation snark (n.) "caustic, opinionated, and critical rhetoric" is by c. 2002. Related: Snarkily; snarkiness. updated on February 02, 2023
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snark n.