vt.資助；贊助；惠顧；屈尊
=patronize(美).
He resented the way she patronized him. 她待他那種屈尊紆貴的樣子，他十分憤恨。
The restaurant is patronized by politicians and journalists. 這家飯館常有政治家和記者光顧。
adj.被資助的；被可憐的
動詞patronise的過去式和過去分詞形式.
