deign

deign

I. 词义解释

形容词： 1.（指动作）屈尊，俯就，肯屈尊做（某事） 2.（指态度、行为）自认为高人一等，自命不凡 名词： 1. 屈尊做某事，俯就，屈尊

II. 词语辨析

deign 和 condescend 都有“屈尊，俯就”的意思，但 deign 侧重于“勉强肯屈尊”，而 condescend 则强调出于一种优越感而屈尊。

III. 词汇扩充

不适用

IV. 近义词

condescend, stoop, lower oneself

V. 反义词

agree, consent

VI. 柯林斯词典

形容词 If you say that someone does not deign to do something, you are criticizing them because they think they are too important to do it. 名词 If you say that someone does something if they deign to do it, you are criticizing them because they think they are too important to do it.

VII. 牛津词典

动词 (do something) condescend to give; do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity

VIII. 用法

1. deign to do something 例：He rarely deigned to speak to me. 他很少屈尊和我说话。 2. deign to give/answer/visit, etc. 例：She didn't even deign to reply to my letter. 她甚至都懒得回复我的信。

IX. 相关例句

1. She didn't even deign to acknowledge his presence. 她甚至都懒得承认他在场。 2. The queen deigned to speak to the crowd. 女王屈尊和人群交谈。 3. He rarely deigns to attend social events. 他很少屈尊参加社交活动。 4. The famous actress deigned to grace us with her presence. 这位著名女演员屈尊光临。 5. He deigned to accept the award at the ceremony. 他屈尊在仪式上接受了这个奖项。 6. The arrogant professor would not deign to answer questions from students. 这位傲慢的教授不肯屈尊回答学生的问题。 7. She deigned to give us a brief smile before turning away. 她屈尊给了我们一个微笑，然后转身离去。 8. The wealthy socialite rarely deigns to mingle with commoners. 这位有钱的社交名媛很少屈尊与平民打交道。 9. The CEO deigned to meet with the low-level employees to discuss their concerns. 首席执行官屈尊与低级员工会面，讨论他们的问题。 10. He looked down at the beggar with disdain, not deigning to give him a second glance. 他高傲地瞧着那个乞丐，连看都不屑看他一眼。 11. The famous artist rarely deigns to display his artwork in local galleries. 这位著名艺术家很少屈尊在当地画廊展示他的作品。 12. The snobbish professor never deigns to attend departmental meetings. 这位势利眼的教授从不肯屈尊参加系里的会议。 13. The celebrity deigned to grant an interview to the magazine. 这位名人屈尊接受了该杂志的采访。 14. The wealthy heiress deigned to donate a large sum of money to the charity. 这位富有的女继承人屈尊向慈善机构捐赠了一大笔钱。 15. The queen deigned to attend the ceremony and present the award to the winner. 女王屈尊参加了仪式，并向获奖者颁发了奖项。 16. He never deigns to listen to the opinions of others. 他从不屈尊听取他人的意见。 17. The arrogant politician deigned to address the concerns of the common people. 这位傲慢的政客屈尊关注了普通人民的关切。 18. The boss finally deigned to give us some feedback on our work. 老板终于屈尊对我们的工作给予了一些反馈。 19. The renowned author deigned to write the foreword for the unknown writer's book. 这位著名作家屈尊为这位不知名的作家的书写了前言。 20. She deigned to make an appearance at the charity event and greet the attendees. 她屈尊出席了慈善活动，并向与会者致以问候。