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condescend

音標[,k?ndi'send] 讀音

漢語翻譯


vi. 謙遜, 屈就, 墮落
相關詞組:
condescend upon

詞型變化:

名詞:condescender 動詞過去式:condescended 過去分詞:condescended 現在分詞:condescending 第三人稱單數:condescends 

英文解釋:

動詞 condescend:

  1. behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
  2. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
    同義詞:deign, descend
  3. debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
    同義詞:stoop, lower oneself
  4. treat condescendingly
    同義詞:patronize, patronise

例句:

  1. He occasionally condescended to take bribes.
    偶爾也自貶身價接受賄賂
  2. 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。

詳細解釋:


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.
施惠於人:以懷著優越感態度對待人

來源:
Middle English condescenden
中古英文 condescenden
from Old French condescendre
源自 古法文 condescendre
from Late Latin condôscendere
源自 後期拉丁語 condôscendere
Latin com- [intensive pref.] * see com-
拉丁語 com- [前綴,表加強詞義] *參見 com-
scendere [to descend] * see descend
scendere [下降] *參見 descend

【引伸】
con.descend.er
n.(名詞)

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