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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。
光顾；惠顾；经常光顾
patronized — past of patronize
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
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.
She patronizes the local bookstore.
她经常光顾当地的书店。
指作为顾客光顾商店、餐馆等。
赞助,支持
To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
成为(某机构)的顾客,尤其是常客。
To be a customer of (an establishment), especially a regular customer.
以高人一等的态度对待,居高临下地说话
To treat condescendingly; to talk down to.
patronize
Base
原形
patronizes
3rd person
第三人称单数
patronizing
-ing
现在分词
patronized
Past
过去式
patronized
Past participle
过去分词
She patronizes that store.
她经常光顾那家店。
He patronized the restaurant last week.
他上周光顾了那家餐厅。
They are patronizing the new café.
他们正在光顾那家新咖啡馆。
I have patronized this shop for years.
我多年来一直光顾这家店。
patronize 既可表示“惠顾”，也可表示“屈尊俯就”。
Please don't patronize me; I know exactly what I'm doing.
请不要以居高临下的态度对我说话；我很清楚自己在做什么。
He always patronizes his younger colleagues, explaining things they already understand.
他总是居高临下地对待年轻同事，向他们解释他们已经明白的事情。
I felt patronized when the shop assistant treated me like a child.
当店员像对待小孩一样对待我时，我感到自己受到了轻慢。
表示经常光顾某处。
She patronizes the local bookstore.
她经常光顾当地的书店。
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。
Not this
She always patronizes to her colleagues.
Use this
She always patronizes her colleagues.
Patronize 是及物动词，表示‘以高人一等的态度对待’时后面直接跟宾语，不需要介词 'to'。
Not this
The company patronized the local sports team.
Use this
The company sponsored the local sports team.
Patronize 作‘赞助’解时容易引起歧义，现代英语中更常用 sponsor 来表示经济支持。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
资助艺术（事业）
Many wealthy families patronize the arts.
许多富裕家庭都资助艺术事业。
别摆出高人一等的姿态对我说话
Don't patronize me—I've read the report myself.
别用居高临下的口气跟我说话——我自己已经读过那份报告了。
居高临下的语气
She explained the rules in a patronizing tone.
她用一种居高临下的语气解释规则。
Use patronized naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.