Definition of condescend in English:

condescend

verb kɒndɪˈsɛndˌkɑndəˈsɛnd

[no object]

1Show that one feels superior; be patronizing.
显示优越感；以恩赐（或屈尊）的态度相待
take care not to condescend to your reader
注意不要以高人一等的姿态对待你的读者。
Example sentencesExamples
- That it also boasts fluid, intuitive gameplay, and does not condescend to the audience by making the fighting too simple or automatic, is miraculous.
- Because, simply, the producers of media for young people can't patronise or condescend to their audience.
- Kids demand shows that are smart and have lots of action and they remember if you condescend to them.
- ‘Fox reporters almost never condescend to viewers,’ he observes.
- The poet can't therefore presume to condescend to him, because he and his peers have guarded the very bourgeois freedoms that enable his son to be a weighty thinker.
- At dinner in a ghetto restaurant, where Bigger is known, neither Mary nor Jan realizes the extent to which they at once condescend to Bigger and violate his sensitivities.
- We expect our television to debase us, empty us, and condescend to us.
- The presence on an arts board of the occasional, often atypical artist from a minority does not do much for the community, other than condescend to him or her.
- Yet Williams doesn't condescend to his viewers.
- I'm inexperienced, not stupid, so don't condescend to me, okay?
- The well-intentioned results condescend to both artists and businesspeople while shedding no light on either world.
- I'm glad to see a movie that doesn't condescend to its young girl characters, send them to the prom or make them want to take off their glasses for a boy.
- She still made history as the first woman to ever lead the race, although ABC did its best to condescend to both her gender and its audience by continually cutting away to reactions shots of Patrick's mother.
- He knew that as long as there was studio financing, any film he made for the black community would have to condescend to whites.
- Don't condescend to them - that's why they're not coming!
- She knows better finally than the adults around her - significantly those who would condescend to her - the authentic ground of human respect and impartial justice.
- Like Jennifer Tilly, Brad doesn't condescend to the material, as many actors might; he treats the character very seriously.
- I think there's a tendency in American art to really condescend to children, and make sure that the message is laid on thickly.
- What they cannot accept is the fact that they currently have a Government that thinks it can condescend to Maori and give them a special preference when they do not need it.
- Even when she tries to encourage her kids, she does little more than condescend to them or brush them off.
Synonyms
patronize, treat condescendingly, speak condescendingly to, speak haughtily to, talk down to, look down one's nose at, look down on, put down, be snobbish to
1. 1.1with infinitive Do something in such a way as to emphasize that one clearly regards it as below one's dignity or level of importance.
  俯就；屈尊
  he condescended to see me at my hotel
  Example sentencesExamples
  Are the good folk of Peebles really going to vote for him because he condescended to spend 50 minutes in their midst?
  'Condescend, sir! but I will not condescend to be so conversed with.' Montoni smiled contemptuously.
  Students will condescend to read only about those things they think they already know; they don't want new things.
  Because of Soong's outstanding vote record in the 2000 presidential election, both he and his party members feel wronged by his having to condescend to accepting the vice presidential seat.
  He condescended to send something which had already appeared somewhere else.
  Synonyms
  deign, stoop, descend, lower oneself, humble oneself, demean oneself, debase oneself, vouchsafe, think fit, see fit, deem it worthy of oneself, consent
  informal come down from one's high horse

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'give way, defer'): from Old French condescendre, from ecclesiastical Latin condescendere, from con- 'together' + descendere 'descend'.

scale from Middle English:
English has three main words scale, two of which share an ancestry. The scale of fishes and reptiles has the same root as the scale used for weighing, and both are related to shell. The first scale is the one in the scales fall from someone's eyes, ‘someone is no longer deceived’. In the biblical Acts of the Apostles the expression describes how St Paul, blinded by his vision on the road to Damascus, was given his sight back by God. The weighing scale had the early sense ‘drinking cup’(a meaning which survives in South African English) which probably transferred to the pans of the scales. It comes from Old Norse skál ‘bowl’, also source of the drinking toast skol. The scale in music and measuring derives from Latin scala ‘ladder’, from the root of scandere ‘to climb’, an element in ascend, descend, and condescend, all Late Middle English. See also echelon, scan

Rhymes

amend, append, apprehend, ascend, attend, befriend, bend, blend, blende, commend, comprehend, contend, defriend, depend, emend, end, expend, extend, fend, forfend, friend, impend, interdepend, lend, mend, misapprehend, misspend, offend, on-trend, Oostende, Ostend, perpend, portend, rend, reprehend, scrag-end, send, spend, subtend, suspend, tail end, tend, transcend, trend, underspend, unfriend, upend, vend, weekend, wend

Definition of condescend in US English:

condescend

verbˌkändəˈsendˌkɑndəˈsɛnd

[no object]

1Show feelings of superiority; be patronizing.
显示优越感；以恩赐（或屈尊）的态度相待
take care not to condescend to your reader
注意不要以高人一等的姿态对待你的读者。
Example sentencesExamples
- Even when she tries to encourage her kids, she does little more than condescend to them or brush them off.
- She still made history as the first woman to ever lead the race, although ABC did its best to condescend to both her gender and its audience by continually cutting away to reactions shots of Patrick's mother.
- At dinner in a ghetto restaurant, where Bigger is known, neither Mary nor Jan realizes the extent to which they at once condescend to Bigger and violate his sensitivities.
- Because, simply, the producers of media for young people can't patronise or condescend to their audience.
- That it also boasts fluid, intuitive gameplay, and does not condescend to the audience by making the fighting too simple or automatic, is miraculous.
- Don't condescend to them - that's why they're not coming!
- Like Jennifer Tilly, Brad doesn't condescend to the material, as many actors might; he treats the character very seriously.
- I'm inexperienced, not stupid, so don't condescend to me, okay?
- I'm glad to see a movie that doesn't condescend to its young girl characters, send them to the prom or make them want to take off their glasses for a boy.
- The well-intentioned results condescend to both artists and businesspeople while shedding no light on either world.
- Yet Williams doesn't condescend to his viewers.
- I think there's a tendency in American art to really condescend to children, and make sure that the message is laid on thickly.
- Kids demand shows that are smart and have lots of action and they remember if you condescend to them.
- We expect our television to debase us, empty us, and condescend to us.
- He knew that as long as there was studio financing, any film he made for the black community would have to condescend to whites.
- She knows better finally than the adults around her - significantly those who would condescend to her - the authentic ground of human respect and impartial justice.
- ‘Fox reporters almost never condescend to viewers,’ he observes.
- What they cannot accept is the fact that they currently have a Government that thinks it can condescend to Maori and give them a special preference when they do not need it.
- The presence on an arts board of the occasional, often atypical artist from a minority does not do much for the community, other than condescend to him or her.
- The poet can't therefore presume to condescend to him, because he and his peers have guarded the very bourgeois freedoms that enable his son to be a weighty thinker.
Synonyms
patronize, treat condescendingly, speak condescendingly to, speak haughtily to, talk down to, look down one's nose at, look down on, put down, be snobbish to
1. 1.1 Do something in a haughty way, as though it is below one's dignity or level of importance.
  俯就；屈尊
  we'll be waiting for twenty minutes before she condescends to appear
  在她屈尊露面之前，我们得等上20分钟。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Students will condescend to read only about those things they think they already know; they don't want new things.
  He condescended to send something which had already appeared somewhere else.
  Because of Soong's outstanding vote record in the 2000 presidential election, both he and his party members feel wronged by his having to condescend to accepting the vice presidential seat.
  Are the good folk of Peebles really going to vote for him because he condescended to spend 50 minutes in their midst?
  'Condescend, sir! but I will not condescend to be so conversed with.' Montoni smiled contemptuously.
  Synonyms
  deign, stoop, descend, lower oneself, humble oneself, demean oneself, debase oneself, vouchsafe, think fit, see fit, deem it worthy of oneself, consent

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘give way, defer’): from Old French condescendre, from ecclesiastical Latin condescendere, from con- ‘together’ + descendere ‘descend’.

单词	condescend
释义	Definition of condescend in English: condescend verb kɒndɪˈsɛndˌkɑndəˈsɛnd [no object] 1Show that one feels superior; be patronizing. 显示优越感；以恩赐（或屈尊）的态度相待 take care not to condescend to your reader 注意不要以高人一等的姿态对待你的读者。 Example sentencesExamples That it also boasts fluid, intuitive gameplay, and does not condescend to the audience by making the fighting too simple or automatic, is miraculous. Because, simply, the producers of media for young people can't patronise or condescend to their audience. Kids demand shows that are smart and have lots of action and they remember if you condescend to them. ‘Fox reporters almost never condescend to viewers,’ he observes. The poet can't therefore presume to condescend to him, because he and his peers have guarded the very bourgeois freedoms that enable his son to be a weighty thinker. At dinner in a ghetto restaurant, where Bigger is known, neither Mary nor Jan realizes the extent to which they at once condescend to Bigger and violate his sensitivities. We expect our television to debase us, empty us, and condescend to us. The presence on an arts board of the occasional, often atypical artist from a minority does not do much for the community, other than condescend to him or her. Yet Williams doesn't condescend to his viewers. I'm inexperienced, not stupid, so don't condescend to me, okay? The well-intentioned results condescend to both artists and businesspeople while shedding no light on either world. I'm glad to see a movie that doesn't condescend to its young girl characters, send them to the prom or make them want to take off their glasses for a boy. She still made history as the first woman to ever lead the race, although ABC did its best to condescend to both her gender and its audience by continually cutting away to reactions shots of Patrick's mother. He knew that as long as there was studio financing, any film he made for the black community would have to condescend to whites. Don't condescend to them - that's why they're not coming! She knows better finally than the adults around her - significantly those who would condescend to her - the authentic ground of human respect and impartial justice. Like Jennifer Tilly, Brad doesn't condescend to the material, as many actors might; he treats the character very seriously. I think there's a tendency in American art to really condescend to children, and make sure that the message is laid on thickly. What they cannot accept is the fact that they currently have a Government that thinks it can condescend to Maori and give them a special preference when they do not need it. Even when she tries to encourage her kids, she does little more than condescend to them or brush them off. Synonyms patronize, treat condescendingly, speak condescendingly to, speak haughtily to, talk down to, look down one's nose at, look down on, put down, be snobbish to 1.1with infinitive Do something in such a way as to emphasize that one clearly regards it as below one's dignity or level of importance. 俯就；屈尊 he condescended to see me at my hotel Example sentencesExamples Are the good folk of Peebles really going to vote for him because he condescended to spend 50 minutes in their midst? 'Condescend, sir! but I will not condescend to be so conversed with.' Montoni smiled contemptuously. Students will condescend to read only about those things they think they already know; they don't want new things. Because of Soong's outstanding vote record in the 2000 presidential election, both he and his party members feel wronged by his having to condescend to accepting the vice presidential seat. He condescended to send something which had already appeared somewhere else. Synonyms deign, stoop, descend, lower oneself, humble oneself, demean oneself, debase oneself, vouchsafe, think fit, see fit, deem it worthy of oneself, consent informal come down from one's high horse Origin Middle English (in the sense 'give way, defer'): from Old French condescendre, from ecclesiastical Latin condescendere, from con- 'together' + descendere 'descend'. scale from Middle English: English has three main words scale, two of which share an ancestry. The scale of fishes and reptiles has the same root as the scale used for weighing, and both are related to shell. The first scale is the one in the scales fall from someone's eyes, ‘someone is no longer deceived’. In the biblical Acts of the Apostles the expression describes how St Paul, blinded by his vision on the road to Damascus, was given his sight back by God. The weighing scale had the early sense ‘drinking cup’(a meaning which survives in South African English) which probably transferred to the pans of the scales. It comes from Old Norse skál ‘bowl’, also source of the drinking toast skol. The scale in music and measuring derives from Latin scala ‘ladder’, from the root of scandere ‘to climb’, an element in ascend, descend, and condescend, all Late Middle English. See also echelon, scan Rhymes amend, append, apprehend, ascend, attend, befriend, bend, blend, blende, commend, comprehend, contend, defriend, depend, emend, end, expend, extend, fend, forfend, friend, impend, interdepend, lend, mend, misapprehend, misspend, offend, on-trend, Oostende, Ostend, perpend, portend, rend, reprehend, scrag-end, send, spend, subtend, suspend, tail end, tend, transcend, trend, underspend, unfriend, upend, vend, weekend, wend Definition of condescend in US English: condescend verbˌkändəˈsendˌkɑndəˈsɛnd [no object] 1Show feelings of superiority; be patronizing. 显示优越感；以恩赐（或屈尊）的态度相待 take care not to condescend to your reader 注意不要以高人一等的姿态对待你的读者。 Example sentencesExamples Even when she tries to encourage her kids, she does little more than condescend to them or brush them off. She still made history as the first woman to ever lead the race, although ABC did its best to condescend to both her gender and its audience by continually cutting away to reactions shots of Patrick's mother. At dinner in a ghetto restaurant, where Bigger is known, neither Mary nor Jan realizes the extent to which they at once condescend to Bigger and violate his sensitivities. Because, simply, the producers of media for young people can't patronise or condescend to their audience. That it also boasts fluid, intuitive gameplay, and does not condescend to the audience by making the fighting too simple or automatic, is miraculous. Don't condescend to them - that's why they're not coming! Like Jennifer Tilly, Brad doesn't condescend to the material, as many actors might; he treats the character very seriously. I'm inexperienced, not stupid, so don't condescend to me, okay? I'm glad to see a movie that doesn't condescend to its young girl characters, send them to the prom or make them want to take off their glasses for a boy. The well-intentioned results condescend to both artists and businesspeople while shedding no light on either world. Yet Williams doesn't condescend to his viewers. I think there's a tendency in American art to really condescend to children, and make sure that the message is laid on thickly. Kids demand shows that are smart and have lots of action and they remember if you condescend to them. We expect our television to debase us, empty us, and condescend to us. He knew that as long as there was studio financing, any film he made for the black community would have to condescend to whites. She knows better finally than the adults around her - significantly those who would condescend to her - the authentic ground of human respect and impartial justice. ‘Fox reporters almost never condescend to viewers,’ he observes. What they cannot accept is the fact that they currently have a Government that thinks it can condescend to Maori and give them a special preference when they do not need it. The presence on an arts board of the occasional, often atypical artist from a minority does not do much for the community, other than condescend to him or her. The poet can't therefore presume to condescend to him, because he and his peers have guarded the very bourgeois freedoms that enable his son to be a weighty thinker. Synonyms patronize, treat condescendingly, speak condescendingly to, speak haughtily to, talk down to, look down one's nose at, look down on, put down, be snobbish to 1.1 Do something in a haughty way, as though it is below one's dignity or level of importance. 俯就；屈尊 we'll be waiting for twenty minutes before she condescends to appear 在她屈尊露面之前，我们得等上20分钟。 Example sentencesExamples Students will condescend to read only about those things they think they already know; they don't want new things. He condescended to send something which had already appeared somewhere else. Because of Soong's outstanding vote record in the 2000 presidential election, both he and his party members feel wronged by his having to condescend to accepting the vice presidential seat. Are the good folk of Peebles really going to vote for him because he condescended to spend 50 minutes in their midst? 'Condescend, sir! but I will not condescend to be so conversed with.' Montoni smiled contemptuously. Synonyms deign, stoop, descend, lower oneself, humble oneself, demean oneself, debase oneself, vouchsafe, think fit, see fit, deem it worthy of oneself, consent Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘give way, defer’): from Old French condescendre, from ecclesiastical Latin condescendere, from con- ‘together’ + descendere ‘descend’.
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