VERB
屈尊;俯就;降低身份
If you say that someone deigned to do something, you are expressing your disapproval of the fact that they did it unwillingly, because they thought they were too important to do it.
例句
At last, Harper deigned to speak...
哈珀终于赏脸开了口。
Weatherby didn't deign to reply.
韦瑟比不屑回答。