A toffee-nosed person acts like they are better than everyone else — usually because of money, family, or the school they went to. It is not about being rich; it is about the attitude. The word carries the speaker's dislike inside it, so you cannot use it about someone you admire.

A toffee-nosed person一個toffee-nosed的人 acts like they are better than everyone else表現得好像自己比別人優越 — usually because of money, family, or the school they went to通常是因為錢、家世,或讀的學校. It is not about being rich重點不是有錢; it is about the attitude而是那種態度. The word這個詞 carries the speaker's dislike inside it帶著說話者的反感, so you cannot use it about someone you admire所以不能用來形容你欣賞的人.

You can also call a place or a thing toffee-nosed: a toffee-nosed restaurant, a toffee-nosed accent, a toffee-nosed neighbourhood. Then it means the place is full of that attitude, or is trying hard to look expensive.

You can also你也可以 call a place or a thing toffee-nosed把地方或東西也叫toffee-nosed: a toffee-nosed restaurant, a toffee-nosed accent, a toffee-nosed neighbourhood像toffee-nosed的餐廳、toffee-nosed的口音、toffee-nosed的社區. Then這時候 it means它是指 the place is full of that attitude, or is trying hard to look expensive那個地方充滿那種態度,或很努力想顯得高級.

This is British English, informal, and a little old-fashioned now — you will meet it in books, in older TV comedy, and from older speakers more than from young people, who are more likely to say stuck-up or posh. It is rude but not a strong swear word; it sounds more mocking than angry.

This這是 is British English英式英語, informal非正式, and a little old-fashioned now現在有點過時 — you will meet it你會 more from older speakers than from young people比較常從年紀大的人那裡聽到, in books, in older TV comedy像是書本、比較舊的電視喜劇裡, who are more likely to say stuck-up or posh年輕人比較常說stuck-up或posh. It is rude它算粗魯 but not a strong swear word但不算重的髒話; it sounds more mocking than angry聽起來比較像嘲諷而不是生氣.

Note that posh on its own just describes class or expense and can even be a compliment, while toffee-nosed is always a complaint about how the person behaves.

Note that要注意 posh on its own posh單獨用 just describes class or expense只是形容階級或高級, and can even be a compliment甚至可以是稱讚, while toffee-nosed而toffee-nosed is always a complaint about how the person behaves則永遠是在抱怨這個人的行為.