condescendingly
adverb disapproving uk/ˌkɒn.dɪˈsen.dɪŋ.li/ us/ˌkɑːn.dəˈsen.dɪŋ.li/
表现出高…一等的姿态地,带有优越感地对待…地,屈尊地
in a way that shows that you think you are more important or more intelligent than someone else
He shook his head and smiled condescendingly. 他摇了摇头,屈尊地笑了笑。
“Alex, honey, I’m on the phone,” she said, condescendingly. “亚历克斯,亲爱的,我正在打电话,”她居高临下地说。
See: condescending
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- Iain got up and patted her condescendingly on the shoulder
- Stop condescendingly assuming that poor fat people are fat because they eat more junk food.
- Her intention, the rapper explained condescendingly, was to "educate" us.