patronize
英 [?p?tr??na?z]
美 [?pe?tr??na?z;?p?tr?n?a?z]
- vt. 以高人一等的態度對待；經常光顧，惠顧；資助；保護
中文詞源
patronize 贊助，保護，屈尊來自patron,贊助，保護，-ize,使。后引申貶義詞義屈尊，像別人的父親的。
英文詞源
- patronize (v.)
- 1580s, "to act as a patron towards," from patron + -ize, or from Old French patroniser. Meaning "treat in a condescending way" is first attested 1797; sense of "give regular business to" is from 1801. Related: Patronized; patronizing.
雙語例句
- 1. Don't you patronize me!
- 別在我面前擺出一副屈尊俯就的樣子！
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Some television programmes tend to patronize children.
- 有些電視節目往往以大人的觀點對待兒童。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. I'll never patronize that store again.
- 我再也不去光顧那家商店了.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. We patronize our neighbourhood stores.
- 我們通常到鄰近的商店采買.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. The ladies of Berne liked to patronize the Palace for tea and little cakes.
- 伯爾尼的女士們喜歡去聯邦宮殿用茶點。
來自柯林斯例句