Word · Frequency #19974
patronize
光顾；惠顾；经常光顾
to be a customer or client of a shop, business, or service; to shop or eat there regularly.
指作为顾客光顾商店、餐馆等。
- 1.
To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
赞助,支持
- 2.
To be a customer of (an establishment), especially a regular customer.
成为(某机构)的顾客,尤其是常客。
- 3.
To treat condescendingly; to talk down to.
以高人一等的态度对待,居高临下地说话
以高人一等的态度对待；屈尊俯就地对待；赞助,支持；成为(某机构)的顾客,尤其是常客。；以高人一等的态度对待,居高临下地说话；保护
In use
Please don't patronize me; I know exactly what I'm doing.
He always patronizes his younger colleagues, explaining things they already understand.
I felt patronized when the shop assistant treated me like a child.
patronize [place/business]
表示经常光顾某处。
She patronizes the local bookstore.
她经常光顾当地的书店。
patronize [someone]
表示以恩赐或高高在上的态度对待他人。
He patronized his younger brother.
他以高人一等的态度对待他的弟弟。
Verb forms
base patronize · third person patronizes · -ing patronizing · past patronized · past participle patronized
patronize 既可表示“惠顾”，也可表示“屈尊俯就”。
Connections
Collocations
- patronize a restaurant
- 经常光顾某家餐馆
- She patronizes a small Italian restaurant every Friday.她每个星期五都光顾一家小型意大利餐馆。
- patronize local businesses
- 光顾本地商家
- We should patronize local businesses instead of large chains.我们应该光顾本地商家，而不是大型连锁店。
- patronize the arts
- 赞助/资助艺术事业
- The foundation was set up to patronize the arts in the city.成立该基金会是为了赞助这座城市的艺术事业。
- patronize someone
- 以高人一等的态度对待某人
- Please don't patronize me; I know what I'm doing.请不要用居高临下的态度对我说话；我知道自己在做什么。
- patronizing attitude
- 居高临下的态度
- His patronizing attitude annoys all of his coworkers.他那居高临下的态度让所有同事都感到恼火。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
patron 是“赞助人/老主顾”：patronize 一家店是常去光顾；对别人端起“赞助人”架子，就是居高临下。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、business/customer service、critical remarks about someone's attitude 该词整体偏正式（f）。表示“经常光顾”或“赞助”时常见于正式或商业语境；表示“居高临下地对待”时也多见于书面或较正式的批评语境，日常口语中更常说 talk down to 或 be patronizing。实际使用时需结合具体搭配和语境判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 patronize 完全押韵，因为它的重音在首音节 /ˈpeɪtrənaɪz/。这些词只在词尾拼写和发音上共享 -ize /aɪz/，重音位置不同，所以不算押韵。注意形近词 patron /ˈpeɪtrən/（赞助人）和 patronage /ˈpeɪtrənɪdʒ/（或 /ˈpætrənɪdʒ/，赞助）发音不同，别被拼写误导。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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