英语词汇“deign”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

deign

(dān)

v. deigned, deign·ing, deigns

v.intr.

To do something that one considers beneath one's dignity; condescend: wouldn't deign to greet the servant who opened the door. See Synonyms at stoop¹.

v.tr.

To condescend to give or grant; vouchsafe: "Nor would we deign him burial of his men" (Shakespeare).

[Middle English deinen, from Old French deignier, to regard as worthy, from Latin dignārī, from dignus, worthy; see dek- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

单词	deign
释义	deign (dān) v. deigned, deign·ing, deigns v.intr. To do something that one considers beneath one's dignity; condescend: wouldn't deign to greet the servant who opened the door. See Synonyms at stoop¹. v.tr. To condescend to give or grant; vouchsafe: "Nor would we deign him burial of his men" (Shakespeare). [Middle English deinen, from Old French deignier, to regard as worthy, from Latin dignārī, from dignus, worthy; see dek- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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