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condescendingly
adverb
disapprovinguk /ˌkɒn.dɪˈsen.dɪŋ.li/ us /ˌkɑːn.dəˈsen.dɪŋ.li/
in a way that shows that you think you are more important or more intelligent than someone else: 表现出高…一等的姿态地，带有优越感地对待…地，屈尊地
He shook his head and smiled condescendingly.他摇了摇头，屈尊地笑了笑。
“Alex, honey, I’m on the phone,” she said, condescendingly.“亚历克斯，亲爱的，我正在打电话，”她居高临下地说。
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condescending
Iain got up and patted her condescendingly on the shoulder
Stop condescendingly assuming that poor fat people are fat because they eat more junk food.
Her intention, the rapper explained condescendingly, was to "educate" us.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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(as) proud as Luciferidiom
airs and gracesidiom
arrogant
arrogantly
as if you owned the placeidiom
egoistically
egomaniacal
egomaniacally
egotistic
egotistically
patronizingly
pomposity
pompous
pompously
popinjay
swollen head
swollen-headed
talk down to someone
think the (whole) world revolves around youidiom
throw your weight aroundidiom
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