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

• (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
  Synonym:archpatronizingpatronising

双语例句

• I don't like Mrs smith; she's condescending.
  我不喜欢史密斯夫人，她总是自以为高人一等。
• I was a little bit condescending and tactless.
  我实在显得有点谦逊和不老练。
• I'd like to hear in your most condescending tone.
  我愿听你用最谦卑的语气说出。
• Said John in a condescending tone.
  约翰以一种居高临下的口气说。
• She addressed him with the same condescending tone.
  她对他说话也用同样的傲慢口吻。
• There is a tendency to treat other English learners ( or people who are learning their language) in a condescending, totally idiotic way, forgetting what it is like to learn because they themselves are no longer connected to their own learning process.
  趋向以一种高人一等的态度对待其他英语学习者（或者学习自己语言的人）是愚蠢的，这种人已经忘记了什么是学习，因为他们再也联系不到他们自己的学习过程了。
• His condescending attitude really gets my back up.
  他那种居高临下的恩赐态度实在使我很生气。
• Sorry, I didn't mean to make it sound so condescending.
  对不起，我不是故意要让它听起来如此高深。
• 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。
• 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！