英语词汇“patronize”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	patronize
释义	pa·tron·ize \ˈpā.trəˌnīz also ˈpa.-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Usage: see -ize Etymology: Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French patroniser, from Medieval Latin patronizare, from Latin & Medieval Latin patronus patron + Latin -izare -ize — more at patron 1. : to act as patron of : favor, protect, support < he did feel real gratitude to the woman who had patronized his early ambition — Hilaire Belloc > 2. obsolete : defend 3. obsolete : to lay responsibility for : father — used with upon 4. : to adopt an air of superiority and condescension toward : treat haughtily or superciliously < breaks through established formulas to please the judicious without patronizing the larger public — Saturday Review > 5. : to trade or deal with habitually : be a customer or client of : use, frequent < a restaurant … patronized by democratic folk — P.B.Kyne > < ranchmen patronize stores strung out over a large space — American Guide Series: Texas > < we both patronized the city library — W.A.White > < introductory astronomy is often a popular undergraduate course, although not as heavily patronized as other sciences — F.D.Miller >
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