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"condescend to" in Chinese (Traditional)

屈尊於降低身分去

Definition

去做你認為低於自己身分的事情,通常帶有優越感。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常帶有貶義,多用於拒絕或勉強幫助時,表現出高人一等的態度。除批評語境外,正式寫作中盡量少用。

Examples

He would not condescend to speak with them.

他不願意**屈尊於**和他們說話。

She refused to condescend to answer such rude questions.

她拒絕**降低身分去**回答那些無禮的問題。

Why should I condescend to do all the work myself?

我為什麼要**屈尊於**自己做所有的工作?

He only condescended to help when everyone was watching.

他只是在人都在看時才**屈尊於**幫忙。

They acted as if they were doing us a favor to even condescend to listen.

他們表現得好像**屈尊於**聽我們講話已經是在幫我們大忙。

'Oh, so now you finally condescend to join us?' he joked.

「哦,所以你現在終於**屈尊於**加入我們了?」他開玩笑地說。