matronize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make a matron of; to make matron-like. transitive
    — 1741-1755, Samuel Richardson, The Familiar Letters Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits.
  2. To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend or chaperone. transitive
    — to matronize an assembly
  3. To criticize from a feminist perspective. derogatory,sometimes,transitive
    — to matronize female artists for sexploitation
  4. Of a woman: to patronize or be condescending towards. derogatory,sometimes,transitive

词形变化

matronizes present,singular,third-person matronizing participle,present matronized participle,past matronized past matronise alternative

词源

From matron + -ize.
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