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condescending

英 [ˌkɒndɪˈsendɪŋ]

美 [ˌkɑːndɪˈsendɪŋ]

adj.  表现出优越感的; 居高临下的
v.  屈尊; 俯就; (对某人)表现出优越感
condescend的现在分词

现在分词:condescending 

GRE

BNC.19352 / COCA.15341

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 表现出优越感的;居高临下的
      behaving as though you are more important and more intelligent than other people
      1. He has a condescending attitude towards women.
        他对女性总是居高临下。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 盛气凌人的;居高临下的
      If you say that someone iscondescending, 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.
      1. 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。
      2. They can be a bit condescending.
        他们可能有点儿架子。

    英英释义

    adj

    双语例句

    • 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 will apologize for my pretentious and condescending behavior.
      我将对我的狂妄和盛气凌人的行为道歉。
    • She addressed him with the same condescending tone.
      她对他说话也用同样的傲慢口吻。
    • I find this hard to say without sounding condescending, but. I'm proud of you.
      我发现我很难不用长辈的口吻说,但是我以你为傲!
    • I was a little bit condescending and tactless.
      我实在显得有点谦逊和不老练。
    • He seemed to drop him his condescending words from an immeasurable height above him.
      他好像从那无可估量的高处对他说了一句宽容的话。
    • I found him condescending and almost unbearably smug.
      我发现他很傲慢,自鸣得意得叫人恶心。
    • It's just escapism, obviously, but benevolent romanticism can be just as condescending as the malevolent kind& even when you surround it with pop-up ferns and floating mountains.
      很明显,这只是逃避现实,但是,就算你用自动跳起的蕨类植物和悬浮的山脉来环绕它,良性浪漫主义也可能和恶性的一样,是带着居高临下的姿态。
    • Speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child.
      高人一等地说话,好象对一个孩子。