patronage
英 [?pe?tr?n?d?]
美['p?tr?n?d?]
- n. 贊助；光顧；任免權(quán)
TOEFLTEM8GRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
中文詞源
patronage 贊助，資助
來(lái)自patron,贊助，-age,名詞后綴。
英文詞源
- patronage (n.)
- late 14c., "right of presenting a qualified person to a church benefice," from Old French patronage (14c.) from patron (see patron). Secular sense of "action of giving influential support" is from 1550s. General sense of "power to give jobs or favors" is from 1769; meaning "regular business of customers" is 1804.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Patronage of the arts comes from businesses and private individuals.
- 對(duì)藝術(shù)的資助來(lái)自企業(yè)和個(gè)人。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. Though it was not yet noon, there was considerable patronage.
- 雖然時(shí)間未到中午, 店中已有許多顧客惠顧.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. He has a great deal of patronage in his hands.
- 他有很大的任命權(quán).
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. We give our patronage to local shops.
- 我們光顧本地的商店.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. A thousand thanks for your patronage.
- 多謝您的大力栽培.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》