patronizing
🇬🇧/ˈpætrənaɪzɪŋ/ 🇺🇸/ˈpeɪtrənaɪzɪŋ/📚 17463 1托福If someone is patronizing, they speak or behave toward you in a way that seems friendly, but that shows that they think they are superior to you. 屈尊的
verb [vi. 不及物动词]以高人一等的态度对待；（经常）惠顾；赞助（patronize 的现在分词）
I was only trying to explain; I didn't want to sound patronizing.
我只是想解释一下而已，绝无自诩清高之意。
adjective [原级]（说话、行为）自认为高人一等的
The tone of the interview was unnecessarily patronizing.
这场会面的语气屈尊得很没必要。
patroniz(e)(以恩人自居) + ing → 要人领情的
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