patronage 详细解释

patronage

['pætrənidʒ]

n. 赞助, 光顾, 任免权

n.[U]

1. 资助, 赞助

public patronage of the arts

公众对艺术的赞助

2. 资助人身份

3. 恩惠; 恩赐态度

4. 惠顾, 光顾; (总称)顾客

5. (重要职位的)任命权

词形变化

形容词: patronal |

词义辨析

同义参见:

assistance  snobbery  security  favor  protection  

英英释义

名词 patronage:

the act of providing approval and support

同义词:backing, backup, championship

customers collectively

同义词:clientele, business

a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

同义词:condescension, disdain

(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support

the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers

同义词:trade

动词 patronage:

support by being a patron of

be a regular customer or client of

同义词:patronize, patronise, support, keep going

补充

patronagepatronage英:[ˈpætrənidʒ] 美:[ˈpetrənɪdʒ, ˈpætrə-]n.1.支持, 赞助, 资助2.(顾客的)光顾, 惠顾3.恩赐的态度

例句

1. The Vevey Festival was founded 12 years ago under the patronage of Oona Chaplin.12年前, 在奥娜•卓别林的资助下, 沃韦喜剧电影节得以创立。 2. public patronage of the arts社会对艺术界的资助 3. the arts could no longer depend on private patronage.艺术再也不能依靠私人赞助了。 4. recruits are selected on merit, not through political patronage.新成员是择优选出来的,而不是通过政治任命来实现的。 5. a twang of self-satisfaction—even patronage—about him.他带有一种自满甚至是恩赐般的腔调。 6. the direct train link was ending because of poor patronage.因为乘客很少,所以直达列车停开了。 7. patronage of the arts comes mainly from businesses and private individuals.对艺术的资助主要来自企业及个人。 8. The college relied on the patronage of its wealthy graduates to expand its funds.这所大学依赖其富有的毕业生的资助以增加经费。 9. They thanked her for her patronage of the new hospital.他们感谢她为新医院提供资助。 10. The city should do more to encourage patronage of local businesses.市政府应该采取更多措施来鼓励购买地方企业产品。 11. The new library is expected to have heavy patronage. [=many people are expected to use the new library]新图书馆可望迎来大量读者的光顾。 12. a system of political patronage政治互惠互利制度