懂英文的帮我翻译一下

Question

he was unconsciously putting down his mother and vindicating his own sense of intelligence.

文章大概是说有个人小时候总被老妈说笨，但其实她智商有170，然后他现在打了就很喜欢证明其他人笨，这句话意思我大概了解，就是不知道putting down his mother该如何翻译
打错字，他的智商有170，现在他长大了就很喜欢证明其他人笨

Answer 1

put down意思是奚落，使难堪
If someone puts you down, they treat you in an unpleasant way by criticizing you in front of other people or making you appear foolish
意思是在他人面前指责你或者使你看起来很愚蠢

他总是有意无意地使母亲难堪，来证实自己的智力