| 单词 | condescending |
| 释义 | condescending (once / 2486 pages) adj 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. 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. WORD FAMILYcondescending: condescendingest, condescendingly, condescendingness+/condescend: condescended, condescending, condescends, condescension/condescension: condescensions USAGE EXAMPLESThey defined condescending lectures from poorly informed men as mansplaining. Slate(Dec 27, 2016) Are what read as pretentious and condescending undertones absolutely required? New York Times(Dec 24, 2016) I thought maybe it was my tone of voice, but I don’t think I was speaking in a condescending way. Slate(Dec 19, 2016) adj (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension Syn arch, patronising, patronizing superior of or characteristic of high rank or importance |
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