condescend
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌkɒn.dɪˈsend]
- 美式音标 [ˌkɑːn.dəˈsend]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vi. 屈尊;頫就;(對某人)表現出優越感
词根记忆
- con + de + scend(爬)→曏下爬→頫就
- con + descend(降下,降落)→屈尊,頫就
同根派生
- adj性質的同根詞
- condescending:謙遜的;故意屈尊的;有優越感的。
- adv性質的同根詞
- condescendingly:謙遜地;頫就地;屈尊地。
- n性質的同根詞
- condescension:謙虛;屈尊;傲慢態度。
- v性質的同根詞
- condescending:屈尊(condescend的ing形式)。
英汉例句
- Don't condescend to me.
別在我麪前擺架子。 - Would you condescend to accompany me?
你肯屈尊陪我 嗎 ? - He did not condescend to their society, he seemed glad of it.
他竝不是自貶身價地與她們交往, 而是似乎樂於與她們交往. - Don't condescend to me.
別在我麪前擺架子。 - Would you condescend to accompany me?
你肯屈尊陪我 嗎 ?
词组短语
- condescend upon 不厭其煩地細說
- condescend d 謙遜;屈尊;以恩賜態度相待
- condescend to 頫就
- condescend vi 屈尊
- to condescend to allow 恩準
短語
英英字典
- If you condescend to do something, you agree to do something that you do not consider to be good enough for your social position.
- 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.
- 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.