condescend

英 [ˌkɒn.dɪˈsend]      美 [ˌkɑːn.dəˈsend]
  • vi. 屈尊;谦逊
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将“condescend”分解为“con-”(向下)+ “descend”(下降),想象一个人从高高的地方下降到与别人平等的位置,这样做是出于对别人的尊重或宽容,从而理解“condescend”意味着屈尊降贵地降低自己的身份或立场。

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condescend (adj.)
mid-14c., "to yield deferentially," from Old French condescendere (14c.) "to agree, consent, give in, yield," from Late Latin condescendere "to let oneself down," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + descendere "descend" (see descend). Sense of "to sink willingly to equal terms with inferiors" is from mid-15c.
1. Don't condescend to me.
别在我面前摆架子。
2. Would you condescend to accompany me?
你肯屈尊陪我 吗 ?
3. The Prince of Darkness does not condescend to such cheap drudgery.
这种下贱的差使,根本用不着劳“黑暗之王”的大驾.
4. He did not condescend to their society, he seemed glad of it.
他并不是自贬身价地与她们交往, 而是似乎乐于与她们交往.
5. Edgar , the eldest, would not condescend to him at first.
起初老大埃德加不屑同他为伍.

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