condescension
英 [,k?nd?'sen?n]
美
- n. 謙虛；屈尊；傲慢態(tài)度；紆尊降貴[表不滿]
詞態(tài)變化
動詞:?condescend;
英文詞源
- condescension (n.)
- 1640s, from Late Latin condescensionem, noun of action from past participle stem of condescendere (see condescend).
雙語例句
- 1. There was a tinge of condescension in her greeting.
- 她的問候中帶著一絲傲慢。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His politeness smacks of condescension.
- 他的客氣帶有屈尊俯就的意味.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Despite its condescension toward the Bennet family, the letter begins to allay Elizabeth's prejudice against Darcy.
- 盡管這封信對班納特家的態(tài)度很高傲, 但它開始消除伊麗莎白對達(dá)西的偏見.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. I had never been spontaneously approached by a publisher and such condescension rather turned my head.
- 還從沒有一個出版商主動來與我接洽,這種屈尊有點讓我受寵若驚.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. If he had, it would have been an act of condescension.
- 如果他那么做了, 那等于是一種屈尊就下的行為.
來自辭典例句