patronize
- IPA[ˈpātrəˌnīz]
美式
- treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority；frequent (a store, theater, restaurant, or other establishment) as a customer
verb: patronize, 3rd person present: patronizes, gerund or present participle: patronizing, past tense: patronized, past participle: patronized
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority she was determined not to be put down or patronized 同義詞
- 2. frequent (a store, theater, restaurant, or other establishment) as a customer restaurants remaining open in the evening were well patronized 同義詞
- ▪ give encouragement and financial support to (a person, especially an artist, or a cause) local churches and voluntary organizations were patronized by the family 同義詞
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈpatrənʌɪz]
英式
- treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority: she was determined not to be put down or patronized
Oxford Dictionary
