- sniff
[sniff 词源字典]
- sniff: see snuff
[sniff etymology, sniff origin, 英语词源] - sniff (v.)
- mid-14c., of imitative origin; possibly related to snyvelen (see snivel). As an expression of scorn or contempt from 1729. As a synonym for smell (v.) it dates from 1845. In reference to cocaine from 1925. Related: Sniffed; sniffing.
- sniff (n.)
- 1767, from sniff (v.); the scornful sense is from 1859.