n. 1.保护人[庇护人、赞助人等]的身份[影响、作用]；支援，保护；赞助，奖励。 2.(顾客的)光顾，惠顾。 3.以恩赐的态度施予的恩惠；沽恩，自命恩人，恩人气派。 4.圣经授与权，牧师推荐权；官职任命权。 短语和例子 He has a great deal of patronage in his hands. 他有很大的任命权。 the P- Secretary 〔英国〕公务员铨衡长官。 take sb. under one's patronage使某人受自己的庇护，使某人听自己的领导。 under the patronage of 在…保护下；承…栽培。
the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage" 同义词：trade,
(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" 同义词：backing, backup, championship,
a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient 同义词：condescension, disdain,
customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele" 同义词：clientele, business,
be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" 同义词：patronize, patronise, support, keep going,
support by being a patron of
Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows to another. In the history of art, arts patronage refers to the support that kings or popes have provided to musicians, painters, and sculptors.
例句与用法
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He has a great deal of patronage in his hands . 他有很大的任命权。
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The restaurant has a large patronage . 光顾这家餐馆的人很多。
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A thousand thanks for your patronage . 多谢您的大力栽培。
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I am sorry to say that my patronage ends with this . 很抱歉，我的赞助只能到此为止。
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Your patronage is cordially invited . 无任欢迎。
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He knew that she was taking the patronage out of his hands . 他知道她是在他手里把授取的大权拿过去。
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Serve me and you will be rewarded with the patronage of the powerful . 给我办事，你就会有强大的后台。
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Though it was not yet noon , there was considerable patronage . 虽然时间未到中午，店中已有许多顾客惠顾。
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How often he had winced at her patronage of strangers ! 她那种对陌生人的沽恩庇护使他多少次从心坎里发冷啊！
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Those that live by patronage shall surely perish by patronage . 那些靠恩赐而生存的人，必然会由于接受恩赐而垮台。
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