vt.资助；赞助；惠顾；屈尊
=patronize(美).
He resented the way she patronized him. 她待他那种屈尊纡贵的样子，他十分愤恨。
The restaurant is patronized by politicians and journalists. 这家饭馆常有政治家和记者光顾。
adj.被资助的；被可怜的
动词patronise的过去式和过去分词形式.
