condescend
翻译
屈尊, 俯就
例句
He condescends to speak to his junior employees.
他屈尊与下级员工交谈。
She would not condescend to answer such a silly question.
她不屑于回答如此愚蠢的问题。
语法模式
((to-inf)) 屈尊做(某事) He condescends to speak to his employees.
近义词
同义词: patronize, deign, stoop
词源
源自拉丁语“con-”(共同)+“descendere”(下降)。意为“一起下降”,暗示某人从更高的地位降下来与人交往。
记忆技巧
想象某人“下降(descend)”他的社会地位来和你说话,这带有一种居高临下的感觉。中文的“屈尊”很贴切。