(亦作lah-di-dah) informal <非正式>
- pretentious or snobbish, especially in manner or speech(尤指行为, 言语)做作的, 势利的:
do I really look or sound like a la-di-da society lawyer?
我样子或说话真像装腔作势的上流社会律师吗?
- expressing derision at someone's pretentious manner or speech[对做作表示嘲讽]真不像话:
'La-di-da!' snapped Alison, as her sister sank into a curtsy.
当她的妹妹低身行屈膝礼时, 艾莉森厉声说:“看你那副模样!”
词源
late 19th cent.: imitative of an affected manner of speech.