matronize

vt. 使显出主妇的派头, 使庄重, 监护, 陪伴

词形变化

matronized matronizes 三单 matronizes matronizing matronizing 现在分词 matronized 过去式 matronized 过去分词

别名

matronise

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make a matron of; to make matron-like.

    及物

    1741-1755, Samuel Richardson, The Familiar Letters Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits.

  2. 2.

    To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend or chaperone.

    及物

    to matronize an assembly

  3. 3.

    To criticize from a feminist perspective.

    贬义 及物

    to matronize female artists for sexploitation

  4. 4.

    Of a woman: to patronize or be condescending towards.

    贬义 及物

词源

From matron + -ize.

来源：wiktionary