condescension
英 [ˌkɒndɪ'senʃn] 美 [ˌkɑndɪˈsɛnʃən]

n.

屈尊，俯就；

英英释义

condescension

• n.
  • the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior

    同义词：superciliousnessdisdainfulness

  • a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

    同义词：disdainpatronage

  • affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank

    "the queen's condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable"

    同义词：condescendingness

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. He smiled with jovial condescension.
   他带着轻松而居高临下的神气微微一笑。
2. She detected a note of condescension in the friendliest advances.
   别人与她善意交谈时,她也觉得话里含有蔑视的味道。
3. If he had, it would have been an act of condescension .
   如果他那么做了，那等于是一种屈尊就下的行为。

权威例句

Enthusiasm and Condescension
Charity and Condescension: Victorian Literature and the Dilemmas of Philanthropy
CONDESCENSION AND CROSS-CLASS COALITIONS: WORKING CLASS ACTIVISTS' PERSPECTIVES ON THE ROLE OF SOCIAL STATUS
Critical Discourse Analysis and the Discourse of Condescension
Condescension or confrontation: St. John Chrysostom's interpretation of the "incident at Antioch"(Galatians 2:11-14)
The New Economy, Class Condescension and Caring Labour: Changing Formations of Class and Gender
PART THREE. METROPOLITAN CONDESCENSION AND RURAL DISTRUST : The Furies Violence and Terror in the French and Russian Revolutions
exploring symbolic violence in the everyday: misrecognition, condescension, consent and complicity
The Politics of Meaning/ful Work Navigating the Tensions of Narcissism and Condescension While Finding Meaning in Work
Reconfigurations of Gender and Class Relations: Class Differences, Class Condescension and the Changing Place of Class Relations