Definition of deign in English:

deign

verb deɪndeɪn

1no object, 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。
Example sentencesExamples
- He even deigns to sit still for some group shots, even though it really looks like he's just contemplating escape.
- Why oh why is the nation not more appreciative when he deigns to confer his unique insights onto our lesser minds?
- He can, however, tap dance, and does so here, something Noel Coward wouldn't even have deigned to consider.
- I am not, however, convinced that he is the cool cat who not once deigned to say a mere ‘good morning’.
- It happened on the very same roads I drive each fall with my students, looking for burrowing owls, a bird even the most cynical college freshman deigns to call ‘cute.’
- There is only ground cover and whatever else she deigns to preserve.
- ‘I will not deign to answer that stupid question,’ he said.
- The only time they interact is when Cal deigns to answer Stewart's many questions about his evening adventures.
- There is a third, rather stupid, tax distributional question, concerned with the impact of any such tax, but since I think the proposal out of court in principal, I will not deign to even consider this.
- Will they, after the President deigns to consult them, rubber stamp a resolution granting him enormous powers of life and death?
- You wait until some junior salesperson deigns to notice your apparent desire to be shown a car.
- I shall await his answer when he deigns to speak to me.
- When she actually deigns to meet her constituents it's usually at an afternoon surgery advertised that same day in the local freesheet, which doesn't usually reach her constituents until evening.
- If some one deigns to comment, well and good, although I generally find that most commenters want to argue with me, rather than debate the subject.
- I'm honoured that he deigns to share himself with me!
- Until he deigns to bless us with his musical insights, we must make do with the old.
- He is the ultimate rage freak, glorying in the heat of his negative reviews while rarely deigning to actually consider the positive.
- Having wasted two paragraphs and several minutes of our time on nothing but attitude, the Gray Lady finally deigns to let us know what the story is actually about.
- Seating is known to ‘belong’ to particular families, with, at the least, sharp looks and some words to anyone else who deigns to sit in one of the ‘best seats.’
- Kafka never touches ground, he never deigns to offer you the clue to the maze.
1. 1.1archaic with object Condescend to give (something)
  〈古〉赐予，俯允
  he had deigned an apology
  他屈尊道了歉。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She didn't deign a reply until she was about three feet away.
  Anthony didn't deign a reply because the teacher had now started to speak.
  Synonyms
  condescend, stoop, lower oneself, descend, think fit, see fit, deem it worthy of oneself, consent, vouchsafe
  demean oneself, humble oneself
  informal come down from one's high horse

Origin

Middle English: from Old French degnier, from Latin dignare, dignari 'deem worthy', from dignus 'worthy'.

To deign is to do something that you consider beneath your dignity, and the word is bound up with ‘dignity’. It goes back to Latin dignare ‘to judge to be worthy’, which was formed from dignus ‘worthy’, the source of dignity (Middle English), and dignify (Late Middle English), and the negative disdain (Middle English) ‘consider unworthy’.

Rhymes

abstain, appertain, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, Bahrain, bane, blain, brain, Braine, Cain, Caine, campaign, cane, cinquain, chain, champagne, champaign, Champlain, Charmaine, chicane, chow mein, cocaine, Coleraine, Coltrane, complain, constrain, contain, crane, Dane, demesne, demi-mondaine, detain, disdain, domain, domaine, drain, Duane, Dwane, Elaine, entertain, entrain, explain, fain, fane, feign, gain, Germaine, germane, grain, humane, Hussein, inane, Jain, Jane, Jermaine, Kane, La Fontaine, lain, lane, legerdemain, Lorraine, main, Maine, maintain, mane, mise en scène, Montaigne, moraine, mundane, obtain, ordain, Paine, pane, pertain, plain, plane, Port-of-Spain, profane, rain, Raine, refrain, reign, rein, retain, romaine, sane, Seine, Shane, Sinn Fein, skein, slain, Spain, Spillane, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, swain, terrain, thane, train, twain, Ujjain, Ukraine, underlain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, Verlaine, vicereine, wain, wane, Wayne

Definition of deign in US English:

deign

verbdāndeɪn

1no object, 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。
Example sentencesExamples
- There is a third, rather stupid, tax distributional question, concerned with the impact of any such tax, but since I think the proposal out of court in principal, I will not deign to even consider this.
- Until he deigns to bless us with his musical insights, we must make do with the old.
- I am not, however, convinced that he is the cool cat who not once deigned to say a mere ‘good morning’.
- ‘I will not deign to answer that stupid question,’ he said.
- He even deigns to sit still for some group shots, even though it really looks like he's just contemplating escape.
- He can, however, tap dance, and does so here, something Noel Coward wouldn't even have deigned to consider.
- If some one deigns to comment, well and good, although I generally find that most commenters want to argue with me, rather than debate the subject.
- Seating is known to ‘belong’ to particular families, with, at the least, sharp looks and some words to anyone else who deigns to sit in one of the ‘best seats.’
- The only time they interact is when Cal deigns to answer Stewart's many questions about his evening adventures.
- Why oh why is the nation not more appreciative when he deigns to confer his unique insights onto our lesser minds?
- You wait until some junior salesperson deigns to notice your apparent desire to be shown a car.
- Will they, after the President deigns to consult them, rubber stamp a resolution granting him enormous powers of life and death?
- There is only ground cover and whatever else she deigns to preserve.
- Having wasted two paragraphs and several minutes of our time on nothing but attitude, the Gray Lady finally deigns to let us know what the story is actually about.
- When she actually deigns to meet her constituents it's usually at an afternoon surgery advertised that same day in the local freesheet, which doesn't usually reach her constituents until evening.
- It happened on the very same roads I drive each fall with my students, looking for burrowing owls, a bird even the most cynical college freshman deigns to call ‘cute.’
- Kafka never touches ground, he never deigns to offer you the clue to the maze.
- He is the ultimate rage freak, glorying in the heat of his negative reviews while rarely deigning to actually consider the positive.
- I shall await his answer when he deigns to speak to me.
- I'm honoured that he deigns to share himself with me!
1. 1.1archaic with object Condescend to give (something)
  〈古〉赐予，俯允
  he had deigned an apology
  他屈尊道了歉。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She didn't deign a reply until she was about three feet away.
  Anthony didn't deign a reply because the teacher had now started to speak.
  Synonyms
  condescend, stoop, lower oneself, descend, think fit, see fit, deem it worthy of oneself, consent, vouchsafe

Origin

Middle English: from Old French degnier, from Latin dignare, dignari ‘deem worthy’, from dignus ‘worthy’.

词汇	deign
释义	Definition of deign in English: deign verb deɪndeɪn 1no object, 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。 Example sentencesExamples He even deigns to sit still for some group shots, even though it really looks like he's just contemplating escape. Why oh why is the nation not more appreciative when he deigns to confer his unique insights onto our lesser minds? He can, however, tap dance, and does so here, something Noel Coward wouldn't even have deigned to consider. I am not, however, convinced that he is the cool cat who not once deigned to say a mere ‘good morning’. It happened on the very same roads I drive each fall with my students, looking for burrowing owls, a bird even the most cynical college freshman deigns to call ‘cute.’ There is only ground cover and whatever else she deigns to preserve. ‘I will not deign to answer that stupid question,’ he said. The only time they interact is when Cal deigns to answer Stewart's many questions about his evening adventures. There is a third, rather stupid, tax distributional question, concerned with the impact of any such tax, but since I think the proposal out of court in principal, I will not deign to even consider this. Will they, after the President deigns to consult them, rubber stamp a resolution granting him enormous powers of life and death? You wait until some junior salesperson deigns to notice your apparent desire to be shown a car. I shall await his answer when he deigns to speak to me. When she actually deigns to meet her constituents it's usually at an afternoon surgery advertised that same day in the local freesheet, which doesn't usually reach her constituents until evening. If some one deigns to comment, well and good, although I generally find that most commenters want to argue with me, rather than debate the subject. I'm honoured that he deigns to share himself with me! Until he deigns to bless us with his musical insights, we must make do with the old. He is the ultimate rage freak, glorying in the heat of his negative reviews while rarely deigning to actually consider the positive. Having wasted two paragraphs and several minutes of our time on nothing but attitude, the Gray Lady finally deigns to let us know what the story is actually about. Seating is known to ‘belong’ to particular families, with, at the least, sharp looks and some words to anyone else who deigns to sit in one of the ‘best seats.’ Kafka never touches ground, he never deigns to offer you the clue to the maze. 1.1archaic with object Condescend to give (something) 〈古〉赐予，俯允 he had deigned an apology 他屈尊道了歉。 Example sentencesExamples She didn't deign a reply until she was about three feet away. Anthony didn't deign a reply because the teacher had now started to speak. Synonyms condescend, stoop, lower oneself, descend, think fit, see fit, deem it worthy of oneself, consent, vouchsafe demean oneself, humble oneself informal come down from one's high horse Origin Middle English: from Old French degnier, from Latin dignare, dignari 'deem worthy', from dignus 'worthy'. To deign is to do something that you consider beneath your dignity, and the word is bound up with ‘dignity’. It goes back to Latin dignare ‘to judge to be worthy’, which was formed from dignus ‘worthy’, the source of dignity (Middle English), and dignify (Late Middle English), and the negative disdain (Middle English) ‘consider unworthy’. Rhymes abstain, appertain, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, Bahrain, bane, blain, brain, Braine, Cain, Caine, campaign, cane, cinquain, chain, champagne, champaign, Champlain, Charmaine, chicane, chow mein, cocaine, Coleraine, Coltrane, complain, constrain, contain, crane, Dane, demesne, demi-mondaine, detain, disdain, domain, domaine, drain, Duane, Dwane, Elaine, entertain, entrain, explain, fain, fane, feign, gain, Germaine, germane, grain, humane, Hussein, inane, Jain, Jane, Jermaine, Kane, La Fontaine, lain, lane, legerdemain, Lorraine, main, Maine, maintain, mane, mise en scène, Montaigne, moraine, mundane, obtain, ordain, Paine, pane, pertain, plain, plane, Port-of-Spain, profane, rain, Raine, refrain, reign, rein, retain, romaine, sane, Seine, Shane, Sinn Fein, skein, slain, Spain, Spillane, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, swain, terrain, thane, train, twain, Ujjain, Ukraine, underlain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, Verlaine, vicereine, wain, wane, Wayne Definition of deign in US English: deign verbdāndeɪn 1no object, 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。 Example sentencesExamples There is a third, rather stupid, tax distributional question, concerned with the impact of any such tax, but since I think the proposal out of court in principal, I will not deign to even consider this. Until he deigns to bless us with his musical insights, we must make do with the old. I am not, however, convinced that he is the cool cat who not once deigned to say a mere ‘good morning’. ‘I will not deign to answer that stupid question,’ he said. He even deigns to sit still for some group shots, even though it really looks like he's just contemplating escape. He can, however, tap dance, and does so here, something Noel Coward wouldn't even have deigned to consider. If some one deigns to comment, well and good, although I generally find that most commenters want to argue with me, rather than debate the subject. Seating is known to ‘belong’ to particular families, with, at the least, sharp looks and some words to anyone else who deigns to sit in one of the ‘best seats.’ The only time they interact is when Cal deigns to answer Stewart's many questions about his evening adventures. Why oh why is the nation not more appreciative when he deigns to confer his unique insights onto our lesser minds? You wait until some junior salesperson deigns to notice your apparent desire to be shown a car. Will they, after the President deigns to consult them, rubber stamp a resolution granting him enormous powers of life and death? There is only ground cover and whatever else she deigns to preserve. Having wasted two paragraphs and several minutes of our time on nothing but attitude, the Gray Lady finally deigns to let us know what the story is actually about. When she actually deigns to meet her constituents it's usually at an afternoon surgery advertised that same day in the local freesheet, which doesn't usually reach her constituents until evening. It happened on the very same roads I drive each fall with my students, looking for burrowing owls, a bird even the most cynical college freshman deigns to call ‘cute.’ Kafka never touches ground, he never deigns to offer you the clue to the maze. He is the ultimate rage freak, glorying in the heat of his negative reviews while rarely deigning to actually consider the positive. I shall await his answer when he deigns to speak to me. I'm honoured that he deigns to share himself with me! 1.1archaic with object Condescend to give (something) 〈古〉赐予，俯允 he had deigned an apology 他屈尊道了歉。 Example sentencesExamples She didn't deign a reply until she was about three feet away. Anthony didn't deign a reply because the teacher had now started to speak. Synonyms condescend, stoop, lower oneself, descend, think fit, see fit, deem it worthy of oneself, consent, vouchsafe Origin Middle English: from Old French degnier, from Latin dignare, dignari ‘deem worthy’, from dignus ‘worthy’.
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