patronizing
patronizing 英 [ˈpætrənaɪzɪŋ] 美 [ˈpeɪtrənaɪzɪŋ]
adj. 要人领情的；自视高人一等的；以恩人态度自居的 v. 光顾，惠顾；庇护，保护（patronize的现在分词）
- If you are patronizing, you tend to speak down to others, acting as though you are smarter, classier, or just plain better than anyone else. For the record, your snobby attitude is not impressing anyone.
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- adj. 要人领情的；自视高人一等的；以恩人态度自居的
- v. 光顾，惠顾；庇护，保护（patronize的现在分词）
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1. But it now has customers who might never have thought of patronizing the business.
但是，现在它拥有了客户，也许从来都不想光顾它的客户。
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2. His five tall brothers gave him good-by with admiring but slightly patronizing smiles, for Gerald was the baby and the little one of a brawny family.
他的五位高个子兄弟羡慕而略带关注地微笑着向他道了声再见，因为杰拉尔德在强壮的一家人中是最小和最矮的一个。
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3. The Chinese court assumed an aloof and patronizing attitude toward these Westerners， keeping them confined（limited） to the southern port cities of Macao and later， Canton.
中国朝廷对这些西方人采取的是冷漠和施恩的态度，把他们限制在南部的港口城市：澳门以及和后来的广州。
- patronizing (adj.) 1727, present-participle adjective from patronize. Related: Patronizingly.
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