condescension
n.
自以為高人一等；貶低(別人)；屈尊俯就
英語翻譯 Noun:
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the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
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a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
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affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank;
\\\"the queen\\\'s condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable\\\"
造句
用作名詞(n.)
- He smiled with jovial condescension.
他帶著輕松而居高臨下的神氣微微一笑。
- She detected a note of condescension in the friendliest advances.
別人與她善意交談時,她也覺得話里含有蔑視的味道。
- If he had, it would have been an act of condescension .
如果他那么做了，那等于是一種屈尊就下的行為。
組詞
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I had come..to prove in a thousand condescensions that I was no sharer in the prejudice of race.
出自：R. L. Stevenson
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I had never been spontaneously approached by a publisher before and such condescension rather turned my head.
出自：I. Murdoch
近義反義詞 【近義詞】
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snobbery
勢利
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disdain
輕蔑
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arrogance
傲慢
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aloofness
遠離
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haughtiness
傲慢
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pomposity
自大
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contempt
輕視
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disdainfulness
輕蔑
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superciliousness
傲慢
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condescendingness
屈尊
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patronage
贊助
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