英語(yǔ)解釋

condescend

音標(biāo)[,k?ndi'send]

condescend是什么意思、condescend怎么讀

condescend漢語(yǔ)翻譯

vi. 謙遜, 屈就, 墮落
相關(guān)詞組:
condescend upon

condescend詞型變化

名詞:condescender 動(dòng)詞過(guò)去式:condescended 過(guò)去分詞:condescended 現(xiàn)在分詞:condescending 第三人稱單數(shù):condescends

condescend英語(yǔ)解釋

動(dòng)詞 condescend:

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

condescend例句

He occasionally condescended to take bribes.
他偶爾也自貶身價(jià)接受賄賂。
Mr. Smith sometimes condescends to help his wife with the housework.
史密斯先生有時(shí)屈尊幫他的妻子做家務(wù)。

condescend詳細(xì)解釋

con.de.scend

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)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(rèn)為是劣等的地位；屈尊自己參見(jiàn) stoop
To deal with people in a patronizingly superior manner.
施惠于人：以懷著優(yōu)越感態(tài)度對(duì)待人

來(lái)源：
Middle English condescenden
中古英語(yǔ) condescenden
from Old French condescendre
源自古法語(yǔ) condescendre
from Late Latin condôscendere
源自后期拉丁語(yǔ) condôscendere
Latin com- [intensive pref.] * see com-
拉丁語(yǔ) com- [前綴，表加強(qiáng)詞義] *參見(jiàn) com-
dôscendere [to descend] * see descend
dôscendere [下降] *參見(jiàn) descend

【引伸】
con.descend.er
n.（名詞）