patronize
中文来自 ECDICT
- vt.
- 保护，支援，赞助，庇护，惠顾
构词拆分
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 源自 ←古法语 patroniser
- 源自 ←中世纪拉丁语 patronizāre “to lead a galley as patron”
词源说明
From patron + -ize (verb ending); or from Old French patroniser, from Medieval Latin patronizāre (“to lead a galley as patron”). Piecewise doublet of patternize.
释义（英文）
动词 Verb
- To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
- To be a customer of (an establishment), especially a regular customer.
- To treat condescendingly