patronage
UK/ˈpætrənɪdʒ/US/'pætrәnidʒ/
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Definitions
n.
The support, especially financial, given by a patron to an artist, organization, or cause.
资助，赞助。
n.
The regular custom given to a shop or business by its customers.
惠顾，光顾。
n.
The power to grant jobs or favors, often in politics.
（尤指政治上）任用权，恩庇。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpatronfather
+
-ageaction, state, collection
=patronage
patron + -age (state, action) = the support a patron gives, or the custom a patron brings. In politics it sharpened into the power to hand out jobs and favors — a patron's protection scaled up to public office.
Common Collocations
- 1.political patronage政治恩庇
- 2.royal patronage皇室赞助
- 3.continued patronage持续惠顾
- 4.system of patronage恩庇制度
Example Sentences
- 1.
The orchestra survives on the patronage of a few rich donors.
- 2.
We thank you for your continued patronage of our store.
- 3.
Political patronage filled the agency with the mayor's friends.