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Rpsh Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
breed of patronizing
"Really great things happened to me in my life during this period when most people were kind of pitying me," she said of a being single — a period during which her career took off, she took her dream vacation and her social life became more dynamic than ever. "But there was always this undercurrent of, 'Don't you want to meet someone?'"
This specific breed of patronizing led freelance writer Sara Eckel to pen a Modern Love column for the New York Times in 2011 (and eventually a fantastic book) on the topic, to explain to women what she says we essentially already know: that there's nothing to "fix" — single women are fine as they are.
I think the word 'breed' in the first sentence of the second paragraph is a noun rather than a verb. It seems make sense if the word is interpreted as the meaning of 'Rear and train (someone) to behave in a particular way:', although its the verb meaning of 'breed'. So could you tell me what the correct meaning of this word in this sentence?
This specific breed of patronizing led freelance writer Sara Eckel to pen a Modern Love column for the New York Times in 2011 (and eventually a fantastic book) on the topic, to explain to women what she says we essentially already know: that there's nothing to "fix" — single women are fine as they are.
I think the word 'breed' in the first sentence of the second paragraph is a noun rather than a verb. It seems make sense if the word is interpreted as the meaning of 'Rear and train (someone) to behave in a particular way:', although its the verb meaning of 'breed'. So could you tell me what the correct meaning of this word in this sentence?
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Yes, it's a noun. It means something like "type" or "kind".
- Yes, it's a noun.
- It means something like "type" or "kind".
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It's very common as a noun to describe animal types.
There are many breeds of dog: sheepdog, terrier, spaniel, and hound.
There are many breeds of dog: sheepdog, terrier, spaniel, and hound.
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I know its common meaning of this word, but I feel very strange to such parlance when I read it for the first time.
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