condescend基本解释
v.屈尊;俯就;怀着优越感对待
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名词: condescender 过去式: condescended 过去分词: condescended 现在分词: condescending 第三人称单数: condescends
基本词汇
v.屈尊;俯就;怀着优越感对待
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名词: condescender 过去式: condescended 过去分词: condescended 现在分词: condescending 第三人称单数: condescends
verb
1. treat condescendingly
Synonym: patronizepatronise
2. debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
e.g. I won't stoop to reading other people's mail
Synonym: stooplower oneself
3. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
Synonym: deigndescend
4. behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
1. 屈尊;俯就;降低身份
If someone condescends to do something, they agree to do it, but in a way which shows that they think they are better than other people and should not have to do it.
e.g. When he condescended to speak, he contradicted himself three or four times in the space of half an hour.
他赏脸开腔后,半个小时内就有三四次说话自相矛盾。
2. 表现出高人一等;盛气凌人
If you say that someone condescends to other people, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they behave in a way which shows that they think they are superior to other people.
e.g. Don't condescend to me.
别在我面前摆架子。
1. 屈尊:condense 使简洁,缩短 | condescend 屈尊 | condole 同情,慰问
2. 谦逊:condensible 可压缩的 | condescend 谦逊 | condescendence 起诉书
3. 屈尊、府就:ascend 攀登、上升 | condescend 屈尊、府就 | descendant 后代
4. 睥睨:2 Chrome Mox 五彩玛珂 | 4 Condescend 睥睨 | 1 Crucible of Worlds 世间锤炼
1. condescend upon : 对...详加说明;
Thay [singers] condiscend sa weill in ane accord.
出自:G. DouglasThe three estates..together condescended to the raising of an army.
出自:W. DrummondHe was resolved to condescend no further to the whims of a person.
出自:W. Godwin