condescend

FREQ #45057

vi. 谦逊, 屈就, 堕落

发音

UK /ˌkɒndɪˈsɛnd/
US /ˌkɑndəˈsɛnd/

词形变化

condescended condescendedst condescendeth condescending condescends 三单 condescends condescending 现在分词 condescended 过去式 condescended 过去分词 condescendest condescendedst 过去式 condescendeth 三单 condescended 复数

别名

condenscend

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To come down or go down; to descend.

    不及物 废旧
  2. 2.

    To come down from a superior position and do something; to deign; (with a negative connotation) to stoop.

    比喻 不及物

    The boss condescended not to sack him after much persuasion from his coworkers.

  3. 3.

    To treat someone as though inferior; to talk down to someone; to patronize.

    比喻 不及物
  4. 4.

    Chiefly followed by on or upon: to go into detail; to particularize, to specify.

    比喻 不及物
  5. 5.

    To agree to something; to accede, to assent, to consent; also, to reach an agreement.

    比喻 不及物 废旧
  6. 6.

    To give way or yield in a deferential manner; to be amenable or compliant.

    比喻 不及物 废旧
  7. 7.

    To graciously give; to vouchsafe.

    比喻 不及物 废旧
  8. 8.

    To reach a certain point; to settle on.

    比喻 不及物 废旧
  9. 9.

    To secretly make plans, usually to bring about a bad or illegal result; to conspire, to plot.

    比喻 不及物 废旧
  10. 10.

    To treat (someone) as though inferior; to talk down to (someone); to patronize.

    罕用 及物
  11. 11.

    Often preceded by the dummy pronoun it: to agree to (something); to consent.

    废旧 及物

    It was condescended by the warring parties that they should lay down their arms and seek peace.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 5

descend stoop patronize patronise deign

上位词 3

move act interact

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English condescenden, condescendre (“to deign, condescend; to accede graciously; to agree; to agree to, give consent; to make a concession, yield; etc.”), from Old French condescendre (“to descend, go down; to agree or assent to”) (modern French condescendre), from Ecclesiastical Latin condēscendere, the present active infinitive of condēscendō (“to stoop down; to condescend”), from Latin con- (prefix denoting a bringing together of several objects) + dēscendō (“to come or go down, descend; to stoop down”) (from dē- (prefix denoting reversal or undoing) + scandō (“to ascend, mount; to clamber”) (from Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to climb, scale; to dart; to jump; etc.”))).

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