Word · Frequency #24312
deign
屈尊；俯就
核心释义
to lower oneself to do something, especially when it seems beneath one's dignity; to condescend or vouchsafe
- 1.
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.
- 2.
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.
屈尊做某事；屈尊；赐予
用法In use
The celebrity rarely deigned to speak to her fans.
用法提示：deign to do sth 表示‘屈尊做某事’，这里用过去时deigned。
He would not deign to acknowledge our greeting.
用法提示：deign to acknowledge 表示‘屈尊回应’，否定形式表示不屑。
The queen deigned to grant them an audience.
用法提示：deign to grant 表示‘屈尊赐予’，过去时deigned。
Verb forms
base deign · third person deigns · -ing deigning · past deigned · past participle deigned
规则变化
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- deign to reply
- 屈尊回复
- She rarely deigns to reply to fan mail.她很少屈尊回复粉丝的来信。
- deign to notice
- 屈尊理会
- He never deigns to notice ordinary people.他从不肯屈尊理会普通人。
- deign to speak to someone
- 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。
- deign to explain
- 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。
- deign to help
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
deign 里的 g 不发音，仿佛“放下”了字母，正像放下架子、屈尊去做。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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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