| 釋義 |
patronize /'paetranaiz US: 'pen-; 'petraniz/ vt [VP6A] 1 act as patron towards: 光顧;惠顧;照顧; 貝助： ~ a young musician/a dressmaker. 贊助一個(gè)年輕的音樂家 (光顧一個(gè)裁縫師) 。 2 treat (sb whom one is helping, talking to, etc) as if he were an inferior person; be condescending towards. 以恩賜的態(tài)度對待 (所贊助的人或談話的對象); 對…表現(xiàn)屈尊的樣子。 patronizing adj patronizingly adv |