1755, from subsidy + -ize.
Originally "to pay to hire" (mercenaries, foreign troops, etc.), also of nations, "to buy neutrality or alliance." Meaning "to bribe" is from 1815. Meaning "to support by grants of (often government) money" is from 1828. Related: Subsidized; subsidizing.
雙語例句
1. If you don't subsidize ballet and opera, seat prices will have to go up to pay for it.
如果你不為芭蕾和歌劇提供補貼，就得提高劇場票價來為此買單。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The government continues to subsidize the production of eggs and beef.
政府繼續出資扶持雞蛋和牛肉的生產。
來自辭典例句
3. Many universities subsidize research and publications.
許多大學資助研究和出版.
來自辭典例句
4. The state would subsidize interest payments for bank loans, It'said, without elaborating.
國家將補貼利息的銀行貸款, 它說, 沒有細說.
來自互聯網
5. The government has refused to subsidize the car industry.