patronage
UK/ˈpætrənɪdʒ/US/'pætrәnidʒ/
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释义
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。
词根拆分
词根派生patron父
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-age行为，状态，集合
=patronage
patron + -age（状态、行为）= 赞助人给予的扶持，或主顾带来的光顾。在政治语境里它收窄为分派职位与好处的权力——把赞助人的庇护放大到了公职层面。
常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
The orchestra survives on the patronage of a few rich donors.
这支管弦乐团靠几位富有捐助者的赞助维持。
- 2.
We thank you for your continued patronage of our store.
感谢您一直以来对本店的惠顾。
- 3.
Political patronage filled the agency with the mayor's friends.
政治恩庇让市长的朋友们塞满了这个机构。