➡ See also the entry for proud2另見proud條第2義patronizing ♦︎ superior ♦︎ condescending ♦︎ snooty ♦︎ snobbishThese words all describe a person whose behaviour or attitude shows that they think they are better than other people.這些詞均表示有優越感的、高傲的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆patronizing / superior / snooty / snobbish about sth◆patronizing / condescending to / towards sb◆a patronizing / superior / condescending attitude / tone / smile / manner / way■patronizing (BrE alsopatronising) ˈpætrənaɪzɪŋ; NAmEˈpeɪtrənaɪzɪŋ (disapproving) showing, especially by what you say, that you think you are better or more intelligent than sb else(尤指言語間透露出)自認爲高人一等的,居高臨下的◆He adopted a rather patronizing attitude towards his younger colleagues.對待年輕同事,他擺出一副高人一等的姿態。◆I didn't mean to sound patronizing.我並無自诩清高之意。▸patronize (BrE alsopatronise)
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[transitive] ◆Some television programmes tend to patronize children.有些電視節目往往對兒童擺出說教姿態。■superior (disapproving) showing by your behaviour that you think you are better than other people表現出優越感的;高傲的◆Michael's superior air had begun to annoy her.邁克爾自命不凡的神態開始讓她惱火。■condescendingˌkɒndɪˈsendɪŋ; NAmEˌkɑːndɪˈsendɪŋ (ratherformal, especiallywritten, disapproving) showing by your behaviour that you think you are more important or more intelligent than sb else表現出優越感的;居高臨下的◆He looked around and made some condescending remark.他環顧四周,傲慢地說了幾句話。▸condescend
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[intransitive] ◆When giving a talk, be careful not to condescend to your audience.發表講話時,注意别對聽衆表現出高人一等的樣子。▸condescension
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[uncountable] ◆Her smile was a mixture of pity and condescension.她的微笑中夾雜着憐憫與傲慢。NOTE辨析 Patronizing, superior or condescending?Superior especially describes sb's air or manner and they may show their feelings of superiority by keeping apart from other people and not being too friendly. People who are patronizing or condescending often talk to people in a way that they may think is kind or helpful, but which actually shows that they do not consider the other person to be their equal. * superior尤與air或manner搭配,形容一個人的舉止態度,有時通過與人保持距離和不太友好的態度表現出他們高人一等的感覺。patronizing和condescending指常以自以爲和藹或樂於助人的態度與人說話,但實際上顯露出自己高人一等。■snootyˈsnuːti (ratherinformal, disapproving) treating people as if they are not as good or as important as you, and do not deserve your time or respect傲慢的;目中無人的◆Reviewers are still a little snooty about self-published books.評論家對那些自籌資金出版的書仍然有點心存傲慢。■snobbish (disapproving) thinking that having a high social class is very important; feeling that you are better than other people because you are more intelligent or like things that not many people like勢利的;自命不凡的◆He fell into the snobbish habit of connecting high social status with moral superiority.他養成了勢利的習慣,以爲社會地位高,道德水平就高。◆She was quite snobbish about pop culture.她對流行文化的態度很是勢利。 see also snobbery ⇨ pretension
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