英语词汇“deign”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Deign means to reluctantly agree to do something you consider beneath you. When threatened with the loss of her fortune, an heiress might deign to get a job, but she might look down her nose at the people she'd have to work with.

Deign has the same origins as dignity. Both descend from the Latin word, dignare, meaning "to deem worthy." If you deign to do something, you don't feel it's worthy of your lofty stature, but you do it anyway — it's like you're doing someone a really big favor. Instead of admitting his wrongdoing, the politician who is accused of taking bribes might indignantly declare, "I won't deign to dignify your ridiculous accusations with a response!"

WORD FAMILY

deign: deigned, deigning, deigns

USAGE EXAMPLES

On the flip side we have teams such as the Bengals, Bears, Texans, Jets, Patriots and Giants, who haven’t deigned to even try a two-pointer.

Washington Times(Nov 21, 2016)

Pick any well-known award, and there’s a good chance its chosen winners haven’t all deigned to make themselves available for the ceremony.

Washington Post(Oct 23, 2016)

Granted, few Hollywood films would deign to tell the story of a protagonist’s life through a series of flashbacks brought on by unsuccessful suicide attempts.

New York Times(Sep 29, 2016)

v do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

Syn|Hyper

condescend, descend

act, move

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

单词	deign
释义	deign (once / 1299 pages) v Deign means to reluctantly agree to do something you consider beneath you. When threatened with the loss of her fortune, an heiress might deign to get a job, but she might look down her nose at the people she'd have to work with. Deign has the same origins as dignity. Both descend from the Latin word, dignare, meaning "to deem worthy." If you deign to do something, you don't feel it's worthy of your lofty stature, but you do it anyway — it's like you're doing someone a really big favor. Instead of admitting his wrongdoing, the politician who is accused of taking bribes might indignantly declare, "I won't deign to dignify your ridiculous accusations with a response!" WORD FAMILY deign: deigned, deigning, deigns USAGE EXAMPLES On the flip side we have teams such as the Bengals, Bears, Texans, Jets, Patriots and Giants, who haven’t deigned to even try a two-pointer. Washington Times(Nov 21, 2016) Pick any well-known award, and there’s a good chance its chosen winners haven’t all deigned to make themselves available for the ceremony. Washington Post(Oct 23, 2016) Granted, few Hollywood films would deign to tell the story of a protagonist’s life through a series of flashbacks brought on by unsuccessful suicide attempts. New York Times(Sep 29, 2016) v do something that one considers to be below one's dignity Syn\|Hyper condescend, descend act, move perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
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