| 词组 | patronizing |
| 释义 | patronizing /ˈpætrənaɪzɪŋ $ ˈpeɪ-, ˈpæ-/ adjective someone who is patronizing talks to you in a way that shows they think you are less intelligent or important than they arenounsa patronizing attitude The head teacher was criticized for his patronizing attitude towards parents.a patronizing tone I did not like the patronizing tone of his letter.a patronizing smile He gave the little girl a patronizing smile.a patronizing remark/comment He made a rather patronizing remark about her paintings.a patronizing way/manner She praised their efforts in a patronizing way.verbssound patronizing It may be hard to give advice without sounding patronizing.adverbsrather/slightly patronizing She was always rather patronizing towards her less well-off friends.so patronizing Many women hate the label ‘housewife’ because it sounds so patronizing.prepositionspatronizing towards sb I wish you wouldn’t be so patronizing towards me. |
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