| 单词 | condescend |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [kɔndi'send] |
| 解释 | v.屈尊，俯就 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 屈尊，俯就 (to descend voluntarily to a lower level; deign; stoop) 【考】 patronize : condescension / deride : mockery(用恩赐态度资助/用 嘲弄态度嘲笑)condescending : patronize / obsequious : fawn(屈尊的[人]惠顾/奉 承的[人]奉承) 【记】 con＋de＋scend(爬) →全部向下爬→俯就 【同】 同根词：descend(下 降); ascend(上昇)派生词: condescension(n.屈 尊, 贬低); condescending(谦逊 的) 【例】 The boss condescends to eat lunch in the company cafeteria. |
| 字源 | condescend (adj.) mid-14c., "to yield deferentially," from Old French condescendere (14c.) "to agree, consent, give in, yield," from Late Latin condescendere "to let oneself down," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + descendere "descend" (see descend). Sense of "to sink willingly to equal terms with inferiors" is from mid-15c. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 屈尊俯就(自己把自己降到劣等的地位 = deign = stoop); 施惠于人(怀着优越感对待人) 【例】The king condescended to eat with our every Sunday 国王每周日都要屈尊与我们一同进餐. 【记】con共同, de向下, scend爬－全部向下爬－屈尊俯就 【参】descend(v 下降); ascend(v 上昇) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】con descend 下降，别人都低，自己高人一等，屈尊 【相关】ascend 上昇，descend 下降，transcend 超越 |
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