patron

['peitrən]

n.赞助人, 老主顾, 守护神

n.[C]

1. 赞助者, 资助者

He was lucky to have found a millionaire patron.

他有幸找到了一位百万富翁赞助人。

2. 主顾(尤指老顾客)

We have a special offer for our regular patrons.

我们给予老顾客特别的优惠。

3. 庇护人, 保护人

4. (土地, 职业等的)守护神

5. (英国国教中)有圣职授与权的人

6. (旅店等的)老板

We were effusively welcomed by the patron and his wife.

我们受到老板和他妻子的热忱欢迎。

词形变化

形容词: patronal |

词义辨析

同义:

n.顾客, 主顾, 常客, 听众, 观众, 出席者

customer  client  frequenter  shopper  purchaser  buyer  spectator  audience  attendant  visitor  subscriber  regular

n.赞助人, 出资者, 保证人, 保护人, 庇护人, 恩人, 支持者, 老板, 所有者

patroness  sponsor  promoter  backer  booster  benefactor  benefactress  philanthropist  helper  seconder  upholder  supporter  sustainer  sympathizer  guardian  employer  boss  master  financer  champion  advocate  angel  

同义参见:

contributor  second  consumer  adherent  

英英释义

名词 patron:

a regular customer

同义词：frequenter

the proprietor of an inn

someone who supports or champions something

同义词：sponsor, supporter

补充

patronpatron英:[ˈpeitrən] 美:[ˈpetrən]n.1.赞助人, 资助人The student wants to find a wealthy patron in America.那学生想在美国找一个富有的赞助人。2.老主顾, 顾客

例句

1. Our Chamber Music Society has the Lord Mayor as its patron.市长阁下是我们的室内音乐协会的资助人。 2. The Princess was patron of the National AIDS Trust.王妃是国家艾滋病信托基金会的赞助人。 3. 'Toilets are for patrons only.'顾客专用洗手间 4. Many of the bar's patrons are military.酒吧的许多常客都是军人。 5. a celebrated patron of the arts.著名的艺术资助人。 6. the Mental Health Foundation, of which Her Royal Highness is patron.心理健康基金会的赞助人是公主殿下。 7. we surveyed the plushness of the hotel and its sleek, well-dressed patrons.我们对这家豪华酒店的设备状况以及其中头发光亮、穿着体面的顾客进行了询问调查。 8. a patron of the arts艺术资助人 9. This car park is for patrons only.这个停车场只供顾客使用。 10. She is a well-known patron of the arts.她是著名的艺术赞助人。 11. a patron of musicians/poets音乐家/诗人的赞助人 12. A number of patrons [=customers] were waiting for tables at the restaurant.饭店里有很多顾客在等位子。 13. library patrons图书馆内的读者