Movatterモバイル変換


[0]ホーム

URL:


Jump to content
WikipediaThe Free Encyclopedia
Search

Smirk

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Facial expression
For the financial derivatives markets term, seevolatility smile.
A man subtly smirking

Asmirk is asmile evoking insolence, scorn, or offensive smugness, falling into the category of whatDesmond Morris described as Deformed-compliment Signals.[1]

A smirk may also be an affected, ingratiating smile,[2] as inMr Bennet's description ofMr Wickham as making smirking love to all his new in-laws in the novelPride and Prejudice.[3]

Etymology

[edit]

The word derives fromOld Englishsmearcian, viaMiddle Englishsmirken.It is from the same root assmile, from Proto-Germanic*smar-, but with a velar root extension-k- (with intensive or frequentative function) particular to English also found intalk (from the root oftell) andstalk (from the root ofsteal) etc.

The specific meaning of a mocking or unpleasant, malicious smile or grin develops inEarly Modern English, but until the 18th century, it could still be used in the generic sense "to smile".[4]

Historical examples

[edit]

George Puttenham in the 16th century described what he called “a mock with a scornful countenance as in some smiling sort looking aside”.[5]

"A constant smirk upon the face, and a whiffling activity of the body, are strong indications of futility," theEarl of Chesterfield once wrote in a letter to his son.[6]

German-born psychiatristFritz Perls considered the most difficult patients to be the clever know-it-alls, recognisable by what he called “a specific kind of smile, a kind of smirk, a smirk that says, 'Oh, you're an idiot! I know better. I can outwit you and control you'”.[7]

See also

[edit]
Look upsmirk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

References

[edit]
  1. ^Desmond Morris,Manwatching (1977) p. 188-9
  2. ^B. Kirkpatrick ed.,Roget's Thesaurus (1996) p. 572
  3. ^Jane Austen,Pride and Prejudice (PEL 1975) p. 341
  4. ^"smirk | Search Online Etymology Dictionary".www.etymonline.com.
  5. ^Quoted in B. Ford ed.,The Age of Shakespeare (1973) p. 72
  6. ^Tegg, William (1861).Lord Chesterfield's Advice To His Son On Men And Manners. London, England: Bibliotheca Bodleiana.
  7. ^F. Perls,Gestalt Therapy Verbatim (1973) p. 79
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Smirk&oldid=1260856136"
Category:
Hidden categories:

[8]ページ先頭

©2009-2025 Movatter.jp