patronizingly

🇺🇸 /ˈpeɪtrənaɪzɪŋli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpætrənaɪzɪŋli/
詞頻
難度
標籤 RARE
adverb
R

talking to someone in a way that shows you think you are better or smarter

She spoke to the new employee patronizingly, as if they were a child.

她以居高臨下的語氣與新員工交談,就好像他們是個孩子。

translation

adv. 居高臨下地