deign
英[de?n]
美[den]
- vi. 屈尊
- vt. 賜予
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?deigns;過(guò)去式:?deigned;過(guò)去分詞:?deigned;現(xiàn)在分詞:?deigning;
助記提示
Deign：低恩。降低身份顯示恩情----屈尊，惠允。
中文詞源
deign 屈尊
詞源同dignity, 尊貴。引申詞義屈尊。
英文詞源
- deign
- deign: see disdain
- deign (v.)
- c. 1300, from Old French deignier (Modern French daigner), from Latin dignari "to deem worthy or fit" (source of Italian degnare, Spanish de?ar), from dignus "worthy" (see dignity). Sense of "take or accept graciously" led to that of "condescend" (1580s). Related: Deigned; deigning.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Weatherby didn't deign to reply.
- 韋瑟比不屑回答。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. He doesn't deign to talk to unimportant people like me.
- 他不肯屈尊和像我這樣不重要的人說(shuō)話(huà).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. I fear my Julia will not deign my lines.
- 我擔(dān)心我的朱莉亞不會(huì)欣然接受我的書(shū)信.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. He did not deign to reply.
- 他不屑回答.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. I would not deign to comment on such behaviour.
- 這種行為不屑我置評(píng)。
來(lái)自辭典例句