Deign
[ den ]
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vi. 屈尊，俯就;
?? 詞根助記
dign, dain 有價值得,高貴
?? 例句
She has not told me that-and Lavinia didn't deign.
她沒有對我說起這件事，拉維尼亞也不哼一聲。
He doesn't deign to acknowledge his old friends.
他連老朋友也不理了。
She deigned no answer.
她不屑作答。
Wouldn't deign to greet the servant who opened the door.
不愿降低身份向開門的仆人打招呼
didn't even deign to reply.
甚至不屑于回答
?? 聯想助記
【記】de-前綴“向下、完全、除去”,ign-諧音“一個n”:向下成一個n的形狀→鞠躬→屈尊
? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
deign
v[Tt]
(sometimes derog or ironic 有時作貶義或作反語) be kind or gracious enough (to do sth); condescend 屈尊, 俯就（做某事）
He walked past me without even deigning to look at me. 他從我身旁走過, 竟沒有屈尊看我一眼.
?? 擴展釋義
*[dein]vi. 屈尊vt. 賜予相關詞組: not deign to do sth
?? 同為「GRE」詞匯
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Well, tell me about it.
那么， 告訴我吧。
A book that remains shut is but a block.
有書閉卷不閱讀，無異是一塊木頭。
The police were astounded when Mrs.Ramsay told them what she had done.
拉姆齊太太把她所做的事告訴了警察，警察聽后大為吃驚。