Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Condescending: Having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority; behaving as if one is more important or intelligent than others.
   • Supercilious: Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

Usage Examples

• (He has a very condescending attitude towards the new colleagues.)
• (Don't use that supercilious tone with me.)
• (Their haughty look made everyone uncomfortable.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "trịch thượng" is often used to describe a person's tone of voice, attitude, gaze, or manner. It implies a lack of respect and a deliberate display of perceived superiority.

Variants and Related Words

• Kiêu ngạo (adj): Arrogant, proud. While similar, "kiêu ngạo" often refers to an internal feeling of pride, whereas "trịch thượng" specifically describes the external display of that superiority towards others.
• Bề trên (n/phr): Superior, higher-up. This is a neutral or formal term for someone in a higher position, but it can be related when describing a "thái độ bề trên" (a superior attitude).

Synonyms

• Condescending: Showing patronizing superiority.
• Patronizing: Treating with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority.
• Haughty: Arrogantly superior and disdainful.
• Supercilious: Behaving as if one is superior to others.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Lên mặt trịch thượng: To put on a condescending air; to act superior.
  • Cô ấy không biết gì nhưng cứ lên mặt trịch thượng. (She doesn't know anything but keeps putting on a condescending air.)
• Giọng điệu trịch thượng: A condescending tone of voice.
• Thái độ trịch thượng: A condescending attitude.

adj

1. condescending, condescent