condescension

英 [ˌkɒndɪˈsenʃn]

美 [ˌkɑːndɪˈsenʃn]

n.  傲慢; 屈尊; 俯就

BNC.21000 / COCA.19400

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 傲慢;屈尊;俯就
  Condescensionis condescending behaviour.
  1. There was a tinge of condescension in her greeting.
     她的问候中带着一丝傲慢。

英英释义

noun

• affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank
  1. the queen's condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable
  Synonym:condescendingness
• the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
  Synonym:superciliousnessdisdainfulness
• a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
  Synonym:disdainpatronage

双语例句

• Leonard: I've had enough of your condescension.
  我受够你屈尊俯就的姿态了！
• He spoke to the labourers with no condescension.
  他谦虚地向工人们讲话。
• He spoke to the labourers with kindness and understanding, with no condescension.
  他对工人们说话时态度亲切，通情达理而无居高临下的神情。
• Westerners believe that some condescension is hypocritical.
  西方人认为某些谦虚是虚伪。
• For such a private man Michael Owen has fought a lot of public battles recently, abandoning his natural reserve to confront widespread condescension.
  违反本性以往一直低调谦虚，作为独立人的欧文最近卷入了不少公共口水战。
• I had never been spontaneously approached by a publisher and such condescension rather turned my head.
  还从没有一个出版商主动来与我接洽，这种屈尊有点让我受宠若惊。
• It's interesting. I say sell out, and I say it has a negative condescension to it.
  它是有趣的，我说廉价出售，同时我说它有一个消极贬低的意思在里面。
• And in his essay'On a Certain Condescension in Foreigners ', he makes it plain that he is an Americanthough with all the appropriate quotations from European literature at his elbow.
  在他的《外国人的某种谦逊》一文里，他清清楚楚说他是个美国人，虽然他引用起欧洲文学的章句来易如反掌。
• You judge my country and religion with condescension.
  你侮辱我的国家我的信仰。
• He smiled with jovial condescension.
  他带着轻松而居高临下的神气微微一笑。