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condescends 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˌkändəˈsend/,
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condescends, 3rd person singular present; condescended, past tense; condescended, past participle; condescending, present participle;
  1. Show feelings of superiority; be patronizing
    • - take care not to condescend to your reader
  2. Do something in a haughty way, as though it is below one's dignity or level of importance
    • - we'll be waiting for twenty minutes before she condescends to appear
  1. (condescend) behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
  2. (condescend) do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
  3. (condescend) debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
  4. (condescending) arch: (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
  5. (condescend) To come down from one's superior position; to deign (to do something); To treat (someone) as though inferior; to be patronizing (toward someone); to talk down (to someone); To consent, agree; To come down
  6. (Condescend) graciously consent to do something while showing superiority
  7. (CONDESCEND) to state the facts. Condescendance, a summary of the facts in a legal proceeding.
  8. (condescend) Be gracious to someone of lower status.
  9. (Condescending) Implying superior stature. Synonyms include patronizing, snobbish, and arrogant.