verb🔗Share後援する、支援するTo act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support."The local business owner asked the community to patronize his new restaurant so it could stay open. "地元のビジネスオーナーは、新しいレストランを支援して営業を続けられるように、地域社会に呼びかけました。attitudecharacteractionbusinesssocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareひいきにする, 常連になるTo make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer."My grandmother patronizes the local bakery every Saturday morning. "祖母は毎週土曜日の朝、地元のパン屋をひいきにしています。businesscommerceserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share見下す, 恩着せがましくするTo assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly."The teacher patronized the student, speaking slowly and using simple words, even though the student was perfectly capable of understanding more complex explanations. "先生は、生徒がもっと複雑な説明を理解できるにもかかわらず、ゆっくりと話し、簡単な言葉を使って、生徒を見下した。attitudecharacterhumanpersoncommunicationlanguagemoralsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share責める, 非難するTo blame, to reproach."My mother patronized me for forgetting my sister's birthday. "母は妹の誕生日を忘れたことで私を責めた。attitudecharactermoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
