condescender
n.
condescend的变形
condescend
[,kɔndi'send]
vi.
平等待人
屈尊,俯就,降低自己身份,放下架子:
She is so proud that she will not condescend to speak to us.
她非常骄傲,不肯放下架子同我们说一句话。
抱着优越感施惠于人;以高人一等的态度对待:
Mr Brown condescends to all his neighbours.
布朗先生总是以高人一等的态度对待他所有的邻居。
堕落到:
He occasionally condescended to take bribes.
他有时堕落到受贿的地步。
[废语]让步;同意;屈从;默许
近义词:
stoop