condescension 中文意思是什麼

condescension 解釋
n. 名詞 屈尊;恩賜[高高在上]態度。

  1. She is all affability and condescension, and i doubt not but you will be honoured with some portion of her notice when service is over

    她為人極其謙和,絲毫沒有架子,我相信那天做完禮拜之後,你就會很榮幸地受到她的注目。
  2. The subject elevated him to more than usual solemnity of manner, and with a most important aspect he protested that he had never in his life witnessed such behaviour in a person of rank - such affability and condescension, as he had himself experienced from lady catherine

    這個問題一談開了頭,他本來的那種嚴肅態度便顯得更嚴肅了,他帶著非常自負的神氣說,他一輩子也沒有看到過任何有身價地位的人,能夠象咖苔琳夫人那樣的有德行,那樣的親切謙和。
  3. He meant to ridicule the england of his own day, and in particular the kind of english condescension represented by matthew arnold.

    他想嘲笑他那個時代的英國,特別是馬修阿諾德所代表的那種英國優越感。
  4. He smiled with jovial condescension.

    他帶著輕松而居高臨下的神氣微微一笑。
  5. In part, it reflected racist condescension.

    它部分地反映了一種俯就的種族主義觀點。
  6. If he had, it would have been an act of condescension.

    如果他那麼做了,那等於是一種屈尊就下的行為。
  7. She detected a note of condescension in the friendliest advances.

    別人與她善意交談時,她也覺得話里含有蔑視的味道。
  8. Philip was somewhat overpowered by the young gentleman's condescension.

    菲利浦被這位年輕紳士那副屈尊的派頭征服了。
  9. Annabel and midge passed without the condescension of hurrying their pace.

    安娜博爾和米吉打這兒經過,倒也不屑於加快速度。
  10. He talked easily of botticelli, and spoke of fra angelico with a faint condescension.

    談起波提切利,他毫不費勁,說到弗拉安基利科,他甚至帶著點屈尊俯就的神氣。
  11. In vain by respectful condescension and kind flattery this matchless mother tried to soothe the sorrows of her daughter-in-law.

    不論這位仁厚無比的婆婆怎樣尊重她的兒媳婦,對她表示殷勤,怎樣善意地說些恭維話,也減輕不了她的悲傷。
  12. When they were together, trudeau treated nixon without any hint of condescension and nixon accorded trudeau both respect and attention.

    但是,當他們兩人在一起時,特魯多對尼克鬆一點沒有屈尊俯就的樣子,尼克鬆對特魯多則是尊重而殷勤。
  13. Westerners believe that some condescension is hypocritical

    西方人認為某些謙虛是虛偽。
  14. When they parted, lady catherine, with great condescension, wished them a good journey, and invited them to come to hunsford again next year ; and miss de bourgh exerted herself so far as to curtsey and hold out her hand to both

    她們告別的時候,咖苔琳夫人屈尊降貴地祝她們一路平安,又邀請她們明年再到漢斯福來。德包爾小姐甚至還向她們行了個屈膝禮,伸出手來跟她們兩個人一一握別。
  15. And in his essay "on a certain condescension in foreigners", he makes it plain that he is an american though with all the appropriate quotations from european literature at his elbow.

    在他的《外國人的某種謙遜》一文里,他清清楚楚說他是個美國人,雖然他引用起歐洲文學的章句來易如反掌。
  16. Our plain manner of living, our small rooms, and few domestics, and the little we see of the world, must make hunsford extremely dull to a young lady like yourself ; but i hope you will believe us grateful for the condescension, and that we have done every thing in our power to prevent your spending your time unpleasantly.

    我們生活清苦,居處局促,侍僕寥寥無幾,再加我們見識淺薄,象你這樣一位年輕小姐,一定會覺得漢斯福這地方極其枯燥乏味,不過我們對於你這次賞臉,實在感激萬分,並且竭盡綿薄,使你不至於過得興味索然,希望你能鑒諒。 」
  17. The power of displaying the grandeur of his patroness to his wondering visitors, and of letting them see her civility towards himself and his wife, was exactly what he had wished for ; and that an opportunity of doing it should be given so soon was such an instance of lady catherine s condescension as he knew not how to admire enough

    他本來一心要讓這些好奇的賓客們去風光一下他那女施主的堂皇氣派,看看老夫人對待他們夫婦倆多麼禮貌周全。他竟會這么快就得到了如願以償的機會,這件事大足以說明咖苔琳夫人的禮賢下士,使得他不知如何景仰是好。
  18. For any other son to have stayed with his mother for four days at tr port, it would have been a condescension or a martyrdom, while i return, more contented, more peaceful - shall i say more poetic ! - than if i had taken queen mab or titania as my companion.

    要是別的當兒子的陪他的母親到的黎港去住四天,他肯定會覺得枯燥,厭煩,但我陪了她四天,卻比陪伴瑪琵仙后民間傳說中的仙女,莎士比亞戲劇羅密歐與朱麗葉中有詳細描寫。
  19. And although the entertainment was fixed for twelve o clock, an hour previous to that time the balcony was filled with impatient and expectant guests, consisting of the favored part of the crew of the pharaon, and other personal friends of the bride - groom, the whole of whom had arrayed themselves in their choicest costumes, in order to do greater honor to the occasion. various rumors were afloat to the effect that the owners of the pharaon had promised to attend the nuptial feast ; but all seemed unanimous in doubting that an act of such rare and exceeding condescension could possibly be intended

    但在這之前的一小時,走廊上便早已擠滿了性急的前來賀喜的客人,他們有些是法老號上同唐太斯要好的船員,有些是他的私人朋友,全都穿著最漂亮的衣服,給這個愉快的日子增光不少,大家都在紛紛議論,法老號的船主要來參加婚宴,但大家又似乎都不相信唐太斯能有這么大的面子。
  20. He had deigned an explanation, almost an apology, and i did not feel insensible to his condescension, and would not seem so

    他己降格作了解釋。近乎道歉。我對他的屈尊俯就並沒有無動於衷,也不想顯得如此。
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