patron

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
    — patron of my life and liberty
  2. One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.; A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint.
    — St. Joseph is the patron of many different places.
  3. An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
  4. A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.
    — This car park is for patrons only.
  5. A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights. Roman,historical
  6. One who has gift and disposition of a benefice. UK
  7. A padrone.
  8. A property owner, a landlord, a master. (Compare patroon.) historical,obsolete
    — Half-a-dozen little boys carried it to the inn, where I had to explain to the patron, in my best Spanish, that we wanted a carriage to go to the baths, seven leagues off.
动词 v.
  1. To be a patron of; to patronize; to favour. obsolete,transitive
    — a good cause needs not to be patroned by passion
  2. To treat as a patron. obsolete,transitive

词形变化

patrons plural patrons present,singular,third-person patroning participle,present patroned participle,past patroned past

词汇关系

衍生词
copatron enpatron micropatron nonpatron patrondom patronize patronise patronless patronlike patronly patron saint patronship playtron
相关词
impatronize patronage patroness pattern sponsor

词源

词源 1
From Middle English patroun, patrone, from Old French patron, from Latin patrōnus, derived from pater (“father”). Doublet of padrone, Patronus, patroon, and pattern.
词源 2
From Middle English patroun, patrone, from Old French patron, from Latin patrōnus, derived from pater (“father”). Doublet of padrone, Patronus, patroon, and pattern.
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