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condescending adj.高傲的；表现出优越感的动词condescend的现在分词. (1) 我不喜欢史密斯夫人，她总是自以为高人一等。(2) 他那种居高临下的恩赐态度实在使我很生气。(3) 彭尼那种以恩赐态度对待别人的样子真的把激怒了。 The Latin prefix con- means "with," and the Latin word for descend means "down," so the word condescending probably developed to describe someone who looked down on others. Condescending behavior is, not surprisingly, itself looked down upon. It's usually intended to make people feel bad about not knowing or having something, and it very often works.

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英 [ˌkɒndɪ'sendɪŋ] 美 [ˌkɒndɪ'sendɪŋ] (1) I don't like Mrs Smith; she's condescending.(2) His condescending attitude really gets my back up.(3) Penny's condescending manner really gets under my skin. If you are being condescending, you are looking down on someone. A 10-year-old who says to his sibling, "What do you know? You're only a 6-year-old!" is being condescending. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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.   [disapproval]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。condescendingly'The practical work you did for us in Brazil was of great value,' he went on condescendingly.“你在巴西为我们所做的实际工作非常有价值。”他继续以高人一等的语气说道。

英语单词	condescending
英美音标	英 [ˌkɒndɪ'sendɪŋ] 美 [ˌkɒndɪ'sendɪŋ]
中文释义	adj.高傲的；表现出优越感的动词condescend的现在分词.
英语例句	(1) I don't like Mrs Smith; she's condescending. (2) His condescending attitude really gets my back up. (3) Penny's condescending manner really gets under my skin.
中文例句	(1) 我不喜欢史密斯夫人，她总是自以为高人一等。 (2) 他那种居高临下的恩赐态度实在使我很生气。 (3) 彭尼那种以恩赐态度对待别人的样子真的把激怒了。
vocabulary简明	If you are being condescending, you are looking down on someone. A 10-year-old who says to his sibling, "What do you know? You're only a 6-year-old!" is being condescending.
vocabulary扩展	The Latin prefix con- means "with," and the Latin word for descend means "down," so the word condescending probably developed to describe someone who looked down on others. Condescending behavior is, not surprisingly, itself looked down upon. It's usually intended to make people feel bad about not knowing or having something, and it very often works.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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. [disapproval] 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。 condescendingly 'The practical work you did for us in Brazil was of great value,' he went on condescendingly. “你在巴西为我们所做的实际工作非常有价值。”他继续以高人一等的语气说道。

Condescending Latin Means Word Looked 英 ˌkɒndɪ'Sendɪŋ] 美 ˌkɒndɪ'Sendɪŋ