patronizingly
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/ˈpeɪtrənaɪzɪŋli/
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/ˈpætrənaɪzɪŋli/
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。