| 词汇 | patronized |
| 释义 | patronized past simple and past participle ofpatronize patronize verb[ T ] uk /ˈpæt.rə.naɪz/ us /ˈpeɪ.trə.naɪz/ patronizeverb[T] (ACT SUPERIOR)disapproving(UK usuallypatronise) to speak to or behave towards someone as if they are stupid or not important: 屈尊俯就地对待;对…摆出高人一等的派头 Stop patronizing me - I understand the play as well as you do.别对我摆出屈尊俯就的样子——我对这出戏的理解不比你差。 Showing arrogance and conceit (as) proud as Luciferidiom airs and gracesidiom arrogant arrogantly as if you owned the placeidiom egoistic egoistically egomaniacal egomaniacally egotistic patronizing patronizingly pomposity pompous pompously swaggerer swollen head swollen-headed talk down to someone think the (whole) world revolves around youidiom patronizeverb[T] (BE CUSTOMER)formal(UK usuallypatronise) to be a regular customer of a shop or restaurant, etc.: 经常光顾，经常惠顾（商店、餐馆等） The restaurant was patronized by many artists and writers during the 1920s.在1920年代有许多艺术家和作家经常光顾这家餐馆。 Buying acquirable acquire acquisition acquisitiveness approval bidding bidding war invest make a down payment on something misorder money-off order form order something in purchasing power retail therapy ROBO ROPO send send (off/away) for/to something slate Examples of patronizedpatronized In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Patronized by courtiers and under the control of city magistrates, the theatre was also from its inception closely connected with government. How the local population reacted to their new existence as a contested and often patronized community reveals the complicated subtext to the region's history. However, it seemed to be one of the more frequently patronized courier services. Which musicians and genres should be patronized was determined by their putative 'natural' audience in society at large. The family exercised the virtues of ' spirit' and ' pluck ' in sport - ancient and modern, played and patronized. They seem to have been patronized primarily by men from the nobility, wealthy burghers and 'non-nobles of high standing'. Shopping centers are typically, but not exclusively, patronized by secular middle and upper middle classes, who often reside in new kinds of suburban, residential areas. These libraries (often located within bookshops) were heavily patronized by women. The style is quite conversational, and the whole experience of reading it is pleasant, although the reader does not feel patronized. Although one of the union's objectives was representation in the state legislature, there is no indication that the union as such patronized their candidatures. Such loss of trust and cynicism often result in citizen apathy, the feeling of being patronized, or frustration with governmental bodies. The details of the styles patronized comprise an interesting story in themselves. On the one hand, "meat and fish" eating establishments are patronized not only, not even preferably, by the economic elite but also by a growing middle class. Thousands of clothes dealers were interspersed throughout the urban landscape, there to be patronized by men and women who hunted out fine-fitting garments to suit their budgets. Some rulers patronized only one sect, but this often led to unrest in the country and most rulers equally supported all sects. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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