| 单词 | condescend |
| 释义 | condescend —condescender, condescendent, n. /kon'deuh send"/, v.i. 1. to behave as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position, rank, or dignity. 2. to stoop or deign to do something: He would not condescend to misrepresent the facts. 3. to put aside one's dignity or superiority voluntarily and assume equality with one regarded as inferior: He condescended to their intellectual level in order to be understood. 4. Obs. a. to yield. b. to assent. [1300-50; ME condescenden < LL condescendere (see CON-, DESCEND); r. ME condescendre < MF] |
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