"deigned" in Chinese (Traditional)
屈尊
Definition
做某事時覺得有失身份，常帶有優越感或不情願。通常用來形容某人「屈尊」去做某件小事或幫助別人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
這詞非常正式，常見於文學或諷刺語境，如「他才肯屈尊答話」。現代口語很少使用。不要當作「同意」或「主動」的意思，這個詞有不情願和高高在上的感覺。
Examples
She finally deigned to answer my question.
她終於**屈尊**回答了我的問題。
He deigned to help us when we were struggling.
我們很困難時他才**屈尊**幫了我們。
The king deigned to visit the village.
國王**屈尊**視察了村莊。
She barely deigned to look in my direction.
她幾乎都不**屈尊**看我一眼。
He never deigned to reply to my emails.
他從來沒有**屈尊**回覆過我的郵件。
They only deigned to show up once everyone else had left.
等大家都走了，他們才**屈尊**露面。