• vi. 屈尊
• vt. 賜予

詞源同dignity, 尊貴。引申詞義屈尊。

deign

deign: see disdain

deign (v.)

c. 1300, from Old French deignier (Modern French daigner), from Latin dignari "to deem worthy or fit" (source of Italian degnare, Spanish de?ar), from dignus "worthy" (see dignity). Sense of "take or accept graciously" led to that of "condescend" (1580s). Related: Deigned; deigning.

1. Weatherby didn't deign to reply.

韋瑟比不屑回答。

來自柯林斯例句

2. He doesn't deign to talk to unimportant people like me.

他不肯屈尊和像我這樣不重要的人說話.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. I fear my Julia will not deign my lines.

我擔心我的朱莉亞不會欣然接受我的書信.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

4. He did not deign to reply.

他不屑回答.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

5. I would not deign to comment on such behaviour.

這種行為不屑我置評。

來自辭典例句