patronize

'peitrәnaiz

GRE Collins 1

v. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
v. treat condescendingly
v. be a regular customer or client of

vt. 保护, 支援, 赞助, 庇护, 惠顾

Collins 星级

19,974

BNC 频率

16,199

使用频率

patronize 由词根 patron（赞助人）和后缀 -ize（使...化）组成，表示“以赞助人身份对待”或“以高人一等的态度对待”。

例句

1. She felt uncomfortable when he tried to patronize her during the meeting.

她在会议上感到不舒服，因为他试图居高临下地对待她。

2. The teacher did not want to patronize her students, so she treated them as equals.

老师不想居高临下地对待学生，因此她把他们视为平等的伙伴。

3. It's important to support local businesses without patronizing them.

支持本地商家很重要，但不要以居高临下的态度去支持他们。