condescend
condescend漢語翻譯
相關(guān)詞組:
condescend upon
condescend詞型變化
condescend英語解釋
動詞 condescend:
- behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- do something that one considers to be below one's dignity同義詞:deign, descend
- debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way同義詞:stoop, lower oneself
- treat condescendingly同義詞:patronize, patronise
condescend例句
- He occasionally condescended to take bribes.他偶爾也自貶身價接受賄賂。
- Mr. Smith sometimes condescends to help his wife with the housework.史密斯先生有時屈尊幫他的妻子做家務(wù)。
condescend詳細(xì)解釋
con.de.scend
v.intr.(不及物動詞)
con.de.scend.ed,con.de.scend.ing,con.de.scends
To descend to the level of one considered inferior; lower oneself.See Synonyms at stoop
屈尊:降到被認(rèn)為是劣等的地位;屈尊自己參見 stoop
To deal with people in a patronizingly superior manner.
施惠于人:以懷著優(yōu)越感態(tài)度對待人
來源:
Middle English condescenden
中古英語 condescenden
from Old French condescendre
源自 古法語 condescendre
from Late Latin condôscendere
源自 后期拉丁語 condôscendere
Latin com- [intensive pref.] * see com-
拉丁語 com- [前綴,表加強詞義] *參見 com-
dôscendere [to descend] * see descend
dôscendere [下降] *參見 descend
【引伸】
con.descend.er
n.(名詞)