condescends
v. 屈尊,俯就( condescend的第三人稱單數 ); 故意表示和藹可親
If someone condescends to do something, they agree to do it, but in a way which shows that they think they are better than other people and should not have to do it.
When he condescended to speak, he contradicted himself three or four times in the space of half an hour.
他賞臉開腔後,半個小時內就有三四次說話自相矛盾。
If you say that someone condescends to other people, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they behave in a way which shows that they think they are superior to other people.
Don't condescend to me.
別在我面前擺架子。
Our teacher rarely condescends to speak with us outside of class.
我們老師很少在課堂外屈尊與我們輕鬆地談話.
He never condescends to any person.
他從不謙恭對人.
He never condescends to speak to me.
他從來未曾屈尊與我談話.
There is in all animals a sense of duty that man condescends to call instinct.
所有的動物都有一種責任感,而人高傲的稱之為本能.