condescension

英 [ˌkɒndɪˈsenʃn]

美 [ˌkɑːndɪˈsenʃn]

n.  傲慢; 屈尊; 俯就

BNC.21000 / COCA.19400

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 傲慢;屈尊;俯就
  Condescensionis condescending behaviour.
  1. There was a tinge of condescension in her greeting.
     她的问候中带着一丝傲慢。

英英释义

noun

• affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank
  1. the queen's condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable
  Synonym:condescendingness
• the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
  Synonym:superciliousnessdisdainfulness
• a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
  Synonym:disdainpatronage

双语例句

• He meant to ridicule the England of his own day, and in particular the kind of English condescension represented by Matthew arnold.
  他想嘲笑他那个时代的英国，特别是马修？阿诺德所代表的那种英国优越感。
• He talked easily of Botticelli, and spoke of Fra Angelico with a faint condescension. Fibonacci numbers at least have the virtue of creating a testable proposition; one that they appear to fail.
  谈起波提切利，他毫不费劲，说到弗拉安基利科，他甚至带着点屈尊俯就的神气。斐波纳契数的优点在于至少有可测试的主张；一个看起来错了的主张。
• It's interesting. I say sell out, and I say it has a negative condescension to it.
  它是有趣的，我说廉价出售，同时我说它有一个消极贬低的意思在里面。
• And in his essay'On a Certain Condescension in Foreigners ', he makes it plain that he is an Americanthough with all the appropriate quotations from European literature at his elbow.
  在他的《外国人的某种谦逊》一文里，他清清楚楚说他是个美国人，虽然他引用起欧洲文学的章句来易如反掌。
• There was a tinge of condescension in her greeting.
  她的问候中带着一丝傲慢。
• She read the letter again and again, now full aware of the significance of the message, his unusual request and a real condescension.
  他一次又一次读了他的信，现在已经充分意识到书信的、他不同寻常的以及他明确无误屈尊的意义。
• If by this my labour thou receivest any light, or confirmation in the truth, join with me in thanks to the Father of lights, for his condescension to our understandings.
  如果通过我这种劳动你有所启发，或对真理更加确认，那么，请与我一起感谢我们的父的启示，因为祂的理性总在我们的理解力之上。
• Affably, with friendly condescension, Gilby told me, what I knew myself, that Roger had had a distinguished record in the last year.
  吉尔贝和蔼可亲地，怀着友好的宽容心情，对我说道，罗杰有过出色的纪录，其实这是我已经知道的。
• When they parted, Lady Catherine, with great condescension, wished them a good journey, and invited them to come to Hunsford again next year;
  她们告别的时候，咖苔琳夫人屈尊降贵地祝她们一路平安，又邀请她们明年再到汉斯福来。
• The Indian government will be too polite to say it, but there is a lot of ( perhaps premature) condescension in India towards Britain's shrinking role in the world.
  出于礼貌，印度政府不会挑明这一点，但印度对于英国全球地位的不断下滑颇多腹诽（这或许不够成熟）。