patronize
英 [ˈpæt.rə.naɪz]
美 [ˈpeɪ.trə.naɪz]
- vt. 以高人一等的态度对待;经常光顾,惠顾;资助;保护
patronize 赞助,保护,屈尊来自patron,赞助,保护,-ize,使。后引申贬义词义屈尊,像别人的父亲的。
- 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.
- 1. Don't you patronize me!
- 别在我面前摆出一副屈尊俯就的样子!
- 2. Some television programmes tend to patronize children.
- 有些电视节目往往以大人的观点对待儿童。
- 3. I'll never patronize that store again.
- 我再也不去光顾那家商店了.
- 4. We patronize our neighbourhood stores.
- 我们通常到邻近的商店采买.
- 5. The ladies of Berne liked to patronize the Palace for tea and little cakes.
- 伯尔尼的女士们喜欢去联邦宫殿用茶点。