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.
实用例句
1. If you don't subsidize ballet and opera, seat prices will have to go up to pay for it.
如果你不为芭蕾和歌剧提供补贴，就得提高剧场票价来为此买单。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The government continues to subsidize the production of eggs and beef.
政府继续出资扶持鸡蛋和牛肉的生产。
来自辞典例句
3. Many universities subsidize research and publications.
许多大学资助研究和出版.
来自辞典例句
4. The state would subsidize interest payments for bank loans, It'said, without elaborating.
国家将补贴利息的银行贷款, 它说, 没有细说.
来自互联网
5. The government has refused to subsidize the car industry.
