condescension

🇺🇸 /ˌkɑːndɪˈsenʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌkɒndɪˈsenʃn/
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noun
R

acting in a way that shows you believe you are better than others

Everyone noticed the teacher's condescension when he spoke to the students as if they knew nothing.

每个人都注意到了老师说话时对学生们的居高临下,好像他们什么都不知道。

translation

n. 傲慢

词形变化

Plural condescensions