patronizingly

🇺🇸 /ˈpeɪtrənaɪzɪŋli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpætrənaɪzɪŋli/
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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.

translation

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

Synonyms

domineering adj. 专横的 condescend v. 屈尊, 居高临下 condescending adj. 居高临下 disdainful adj. 轻蔑的 advocate n. 拥护者, 辩护人, 高级法院律师（苏格兰和南非） lord n. 勋爵, 爵位, 阁下, 大人, 领主, 主, 上议院, 上院 endorse v. 公开支持, 代言, 记录违章, 背书 cutting n. 剪报, 插枝, 路堑 dominant adj. 主导的, 显性基因 cut v. 用利器刺穿或造成伤口, 切割分开, 剪短, 切除, 裁剪制作, 能切割, 易切割, 削减, 割断解救, 剪裁款式, 切掉, 剪切, 打断, 断绝, 剪辑, 喊停, 切换镜头, 逃课, 伤害感情, 切牌, 相交, 长牙, 录制, 掺假 supporting adj. 配角, 支撑证据, 支撑结构 support v. 支持, 援助, 资助, 供养, 证实, 支撑, 暖场

Antonyms

frustrate v. 使沮丧, 阻止 unpretentious adj. 朴实的 modest adj. 朴素的, 谦虚的, 端庄的 thwart v. 阻挠 interfering adj. 干涉的 oppose v. 反对, 对抗 interfere v. 干涉 timid adj. 胆小的 frustrating adj. 令人沮丧 opposing adj. 对立的, 截然不同的 lowly adj. 低微 humble adj. 谦逊的, 自谦的, 出身卑微的, 朴素的

Similar Words

patronizing adj. 居高临下 promisingly adv. 有希望地