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deign to do sth
表示某人放下身份做某事，常用于否定或疑问句式。
He deigned to answer my question.
他屈尊回答了我的问题。
屈尊；俯就
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屈尊；俯就
to lower oneself to do something, especially when it seems beneath one's dignity; to condescend or vouchsafe
He deigned to answer my question.
他屈尊回答了我的问题。
屈尊做某事
To consider it appropriate or worthy to do or give (something), often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to vouchsafe.
屈尊做某事
To consider it appropriate or worthy to do something, often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to think fit, to vouchsafe.
deign
Base
原形
deigns
3rd person
第三人称单数
deigning
-ing
现在分词
deigned
Past
过去式
deigned
Past participle
过去分词
She deigns to answer my question.
她屈尊回答我的问题。
He deigned to attend the meeting.
他屈尊参加了会议。
They have deigned to acknowledge my presence.
他们屈尊承认了我的存在。
规则变化
The celebrity rarely deigned to speak to her fans.
这位明星很少屈尊与粉丝交谈。
He would not deign to acknowledge our greeting.
他不屑于回应我们的问候。
The queen deigned to grant them an audience.
女王屈尊赐予他们觐见的机会。
表示某人放下身份做某事，常用于否定或疑问句式。
He deigned to answer my question.
他屈尊回答了我的问题。
较少见，用于正式或文学语境，表示赐予某物。
She deigned a brief nod.
她赐予了一个短暂的点头。
Not this
He deigned answer the question.
Use this
He deigned to answer the question.
deign后接动词时需用不定式，不能直接跟动词原形。
Not this
His deign was appreciated.
Use this
His condescension was appreciated.
deign是动词，不是名词；应使用其名词形式condescension。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
屈尊回复
She rarely deigns to reply to fan mail.
她很少屈尊回复粉丝的来信。
屈尊理会
He never deigns to notice ordinary people.
他从不肯屈尊理会普通人。
屈尊与某人说话
After the argument, she refused to deign to speak to him.
争吵之后，她不肯屈尊跟他说话。
屈尊解释
The manager did not deign to explain the decision.
经理没有屈尊解释这个决定。
屈尊帮忙
Would you deign to help me with this heavy bag?
你愿意屈尊帮我拿这个重包吗？
屈尊造访
The queen finally deigned to visit the hospital.
女王终于屈尊造访了这家医院。
放下架子做某事；屈尊去做某事
He finally deigned to apologize for his rudeness.
他终于放下架子为他的无礼道了歉。
屈尊注意到某人/某物（常含不屑）
She wouldn't even deign to notice the new intern.
她甚至不屑于注意到那位新实习生。
不屑于答复
The star never deigned to reply to the fan's letter.
这位明星从不屑于回复粉丝的来信。
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deign 里的 g 不发音，仿佛“放下”了字母，正像放下架子、屈尊去做。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式演讲、文学叙述、书面评论 deign 通常用于正式或文学语体，表示放下身段或屈尊做某事；在口语和日常表达中比较少见。
deign, feign, reign, vein, and rain all rhyme with /eɪn/; note the silent g in deign, feign, and reign. Foreign (/ˈfɔːrən/) and sign (/saɪn/) look similar but sound different.
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