in BRIT, also use 英國英語亦用 patronising
ADJ-GRADED 自視高人一等的;屈尊俯就的 If someone is
patronizing, they speak or behave towards you in a way that seems friendly, but which shows that they think they are superior to you.
自視高人一等的;屈尊俯就的 [disapproval] -
The tone of the interview was unnecessarily patronizing.
面試官的口氣讓人覺得受了他多大恩惠似的,實在沒有必要。
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...his patronising attitude to the homeless.
他對無家可歸者屈尊俯就的態度
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