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patronize/ˈpætrənaiz/v. tr. (also 亦作 -ise) 1 treat condescendingly 屈尊对待 2 act as a patron towards (a person, cause, artist, etc.); support; encourage 资助，赞助(某人、事业、艺术家等)；支持；鼓励 3 frequent (a shop etc.) as a customer 光顾，惠顾(商店等) □ patronization /-ˈzeiʃ(ə)n/ n.□ patronizer n.□ patronizing adj.□ patronizingly adv.[obsolete French patroniser or medieval Latin patronizare (as PATRON)] |