condescend to someone
phrasal verb with condescend verb usually humorous uk/ˌkɒn.dɪˈsend/ us/ˌkɑːn.dəˈsend/
表现出高…一等的姿态，带有优越感地对待…
to treat someone as if you are more important or more intelligent than them
He explains things without condescending to his audience. 他解释情况时不会对听众表现出高人一等的样子。
He made the mistake of condescending to Katya, and soon regretted it.
One of the reasons she's such a great teacher is that she never condescends to her pupils.
His books never condescend to their teenage readers.
They accused him of cutting back on rural projects and condescending to rural voters.