動詞 deign:

1. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
   同義詞：condescend, descend

1. In compensation trade payment is made by goods and not by for deign exchange.
   在補償貿(mào)易中，付款以貨物而不是用外匯進行。
2. He did not deign to an answer.
   他不屑置答。

deign

v.（動詞）
deigned,deign.ing,deigns
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To think it appropriate to one`s dignity; condescend:
降尊紆貴：認為…符合某人的尊嚴；屈尊：
例句：
wouldn`t deign to greet the servant who opened the door.See Synonyms at stoop
不愿降低身份向開門的仆人打招呼參見 stoop

v.tr.（及物動詞）
To condescend to give or grant; vouchsafe.
施惠于人；賜予：
例句：
.Nor would we deign him burial of his men.(Shakespeare)
.我們也不愿答允他埋沒他的部下.(莎士比亞)

來源：
Middle English deinen
中古英語 deinen
from Old French deignier [to regard as worthy]
源自 古法語 deignier [認為…值得]
from Latin dign3ro
源自 拉丁語 dign3ro
from dignus [worthy] * see dek-
源自 dignus [值得的] *參見 dek-