Hạ mình, hạ cố, chiếu cố

to condescend to do something

hạ mình làm việc gì

to condescend to somebody

hạ cố đến người nào

( Ê-cốt) chỉ rõ, ghi rõ, ghi từng khoản

to condescend upon particulars

ghi rõ những chi tiết

V.

Stoop, deign, lower or humble or demean oneself, come downoff one's high horse: She wouldn't condescend to talk to thestable-boy directly.

V.intr.

(usu. foll. by to + infin.) be gracious enough (to doa thing) esp. while showing one's sense of dignity orsuperiority (condescended to attend the meeting).

(foll. byto) behave as if one is on equal terms with (an inferior), usu.while maintaining an attitude of superiority.

(ascondescending adj.) patronizing; kind to inferiors.

Condescendingly adv. [ME f. OF condescendre f. eccl.Lcondescendere (as com-, descend)]