deign
deign
[deɪn]
verb
[deɪn]
verb
- [no obj., with infinitive]do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity
屈尊
she did not deign to answer the maid's question.
她不屑于回答女仆的问题。
■[with obj.](archaic)condescend to give (something)
(古)赐予，俯允
he had deigned an apology.
他屈尊道了歉。
- Middle English: from Old French degnier, from Latin dignare, dignari 'deem worthy', from dignus 'worthy'
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