English Dictionary

deign

IPA（発音記号）

/deɪn/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞 廃用

(intransitive) To condescend; to do despite a perceived affront to one's dignity. / (transitive) To condescend to give; to do something. / (obsolete) To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice.

日本語の意味

（自尊心を傷つける可能性があるにもかかわらず、あえてその行為を行う）あえて〜する・わざわざ〜する / （他者に対して）あえて〜を与える、あえて〜する / （古風な表現）〜に値すると思い、〜を注目に値すると考える

She would never deign to answer a question from the press.

彼女は記者の質問にへりくだって答えるようなことは決してしない。

意味（1）

(intransitive) To condescend; to do despite a perceived affront to one's dignity.

He didn't even deign to give us a nod of the head; he thought us that far beneath him.

意味（2）

(transitive) To condescend to give; to do something.

Nor would we deigne him buriall of his men, / Till he diſburſed, at Saint Colmes ynch, / Ten thouſand Dollars, to our generall vſe.

意味（3）

(obsolete) To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice.

Go, go, be gone, to ſaue your Ship from wrack, / Which cannot periſh hauing thee aboarde, / Being deſtin’d to a drier death on ſhore : / I muſt goe ſend ſome better Meſſenger, / I fear my Iulia would not daigne my lines, / Receiuing them from ſuch a worthleſſe poſt.

deigns （ present singular third-person ）

deigning （ participle present ）

deigned （ participle past ）

deigned （ past ）