| 单词 | condescend |
| 释义 | condescend v.intr. 1. (usu. foll. by to + infin.) be gracious enough (to do a thing) esp. while showing one's sense of dignity or superiority (condescended to attend the meeting). 2. (foll. by to) behave as if one is on equal terms with (an inferior), usu. while maintaining an attitude of superiority. 3. (as condescending adj.) patronizing; kind to inferiors. Derivatives condescendingly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF condescendre f. eccl.L condescendere (as com-, descend) |
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