patronize
英 [?p?tr??na?z]
美[?pe?tr??na?z;?p?tr?n?a?z]
- vt. 以高人一等的態(tài)度對(duì)待；經(jīng)常光顧，惠顧；資助；保護(hù)
TEM8GRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯CET6+
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?patronizes;過(guò)去式:?patronized;過(guò)去分詞:?patronized;現(xiàn)在分詞:?patronizing;
中文詞源
patronize 贊助，保護(hù)，屈尊
來(lái)自patron,贊助，保護(hù)，-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(yǔ)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(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Some television programmes tend to patronize children.
- 有些電視節(jié)目往往以大人的觀點(diǎn)對(duì)待兒童。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. I'll never patronize that store again.
- 我再也不去光顧那家商店了.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)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(lái)自《現(xiàn)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(lián)邦宮殿用茶點(diǎn)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句