condescending是什么意思？

condescending

英[ˌkɒndɪˈsendɪŋ] 美[ˌkɑndɪˈsendɪŋ]

• adj. 降低身份的，屈尊的，高傲的，傲慢的；
• v. 屈尊，俯就( condescend的现在分词 )，故意表示和蔼可亲；

副词：condescendingly;

例句

• He tends to adopt a condescending manner when talking to young women. 和年轻女子说话时，他喜欢摆出一副高高在上的姿态。
• a condescending attitude 傲慢的态度
• I didn’t like his tone of voice; I felt he was being condescending. 我不喜欢他说话的腔调，我觉得他好像很屈尊一样。
• Nevertheless, Thatcher's sometimes hectoring, sometimes condescending manner irritated many voters. 尽管如此, 撒切尔的风格还是惹恼了许多选民.
• He has a condescending attitude towards women. 他对女性总是居高临下。
• I'm fed up with your money and your whole condescending attitude. 我讨厌你的钱，也受够了你居高临下的态度。
• I patted the top of her head in the condescending way I knew irritated the hell out of her... 我故意俯就地拍了拍她的头顶，知道这会让她非常恼火。
• They can be a bit condescending. 他们可能有点儿架子。
• I'm fed up with your money and your whole condescending attitude... 我讨厌你的钱，也受够了你居高临下的态度。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  盛气凌人的;居高临下的
  If you say that someone is condescending, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they talk or behave in a way which shows that they think they are superior to other people.
  例句
  I'm fed up with your money and your whole condescending attitude... 我讨厌你的钱，也受够了你居高临下的态度。 They can be a bit condescending. 他们可能有点儿架子。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  降低身份的,屈尊的
  I didn’t like his tone of voice; I felt he was being condescending. 我不喜欢他说话的腔调，我觉得他好像很屈尊一样。
  表现出优越感的; 居高临下的
  a condescending attitude 傲慢的态度 He tends to adopt a condescending manner when talking to young women. 和年轻女子说话时，他喜欢摆出一副高高在上的姿态。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension