patronizingly

/ˈpeɪtɹəˌnaɪzɪŋli/ adv

In a patronizing manner.

Word Origin From Latin patronus 'protector, patron', which comes from pater 'father'. To patronize originally meant to act as a patron, to support. But the negative sense — treating someone with condescension — developed from the idea of acting like a superior father-figure. Patronizingly is the adverb form. The same root gives us patronage (support) and patriarch (father-ruler).

adv In a patronizing manner.

She spoke patronizingly to the new intern, assuming he knew nothing.

(副词) 居高临下地;盛气凌人地;以恩人自居地

她居高临下地对新实习生说话,以为他一无所知。

(adverbio) De manera condescendiente.

Habló de manera condescendiente con el nuevo pasante, asumiendo que él no sabía nada.

(adverbe) avec condescendance; d'un air condescendant; d'un air supérieur; de haut [D'une manière condescendante, avec un air de supériorité.]

Elle s'est adressée au nouveau stagiaire d'un air condescendant, présumant qu'il ne savait rien.

(Adverb) herablassend; gönnerhaft; von oben herab [Auf herablassende oder bevormundende Weise; mit einer Haltung, die Überlegenheit suggeriert.]

Sie sprach **patronizingly** mit dem neuen Praktikanten, als wüsste er nichts.

(副詞) 見下すように。他人を劣った者として扱う様子で。(⚠️注意:日本語の「パトロン」は支援者・後援者の意味で、見下すという意味ではありません)

彼女は新入インターンに対して見下すように話し、何もしらないものだと決めつけた。

(advérbio) condescendentemente; com condescendência; de modo paternalista; de cima para baixo [De maneira condescendente; com paternalismo.]

Ela falou de forma condescendente com o novo estagiário, supondo que ele não sabia de nada.

Word parts: patron + ize + ing + ly

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