patronize

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈpeɪtɹənaɪz/|/ˈpætɹənaɪz/    美 /ˈpeɪtɹənaɪz/|/ˈpætɹənaɪz/|/ˈpætɹənɑez/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support. transitive
    — A great perſonage aſked lord S——h, how the citizens came to patronize ſuch a profligate as Wilkes. His lordſhip replied, "They would patronize the devil, if he aſſiſted them to pull down a miniſter."
  2. To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer. transitive
    — "A chearful glaſs, then," ſaid Sir Sedley, "you think horridly intolerable?" [...] "Well, the glaſs is not what I patroniſe," ſaid Sir Theophilus; "it hips me ſo conſumedly the next day; no, I can't patroniſe the glaſs." / "Not patroniſe wine?" cried Lord Newford; "O hang it! O curſe it! that's too bad, Offy![…]"
  3. To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly. transitive
    — "Yes, she was inclined to patronise you, I thought." / "I don't think she meant to patronise me in particular, it's the sort of manner that comes to women when they find themselves married, especially if they have had aspirations after that state for some time.[…]"
  4. To blame, to reproach. obsolete,transitive
    — This leads us to conſider how a good, and underſtanding Perſon ought to behave himſelf, when the Caſe happens, that ſome things are preſcribed in a Church which he himſelf thinks lawful, but others pretend they do not; [...] whether it is his Duty to inveigh againſt the Governours of this Church, and add life and ſtrength to the unreaſonable ſcruples of others; to patronize thoſe who ſeparate upon groundleſs prejudices, and with groſs uncharitableneſs, or to plead againſt their unreaſonable and diſorderly practices; [...]

词形变化

patronizes present,singular,third-person patronizing participle,present patronized participle,past patronized past patronise alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
patronizable patronisable patronization patronisation patronizer patroniser patronizingly patronisingly patronizing patronising underpatronized unpatronized unpatronised
相关词
nonpatronage patrocination patron patronage patronal patronate patroness patronessship patronless patronly patron saint patronship
并列词
matronize

词源

From patron + -ize (verb ending); or from Old French patroniser, from Medieval Latin patronizāre (“to lead a galley as patron”). Piecewise doublet of patternize.
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