patronage

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈpætɹənɪd͡ʒ/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship. countable,uncountable
    — His vigorous patronage of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives.
  2. Customers collectively; clientele; business. countable,uncountable
    — The restaurant had an upper-class patronage.
  3. The act or state of being a customer of some business. countable,uncountable
    — The restaurant had "Thank you for your patronage!" printed on its take-out bags.
  4. A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; condescension; disdain. countable,uncountable
  5. Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support. countable,uncountable
    — Patronage, nepotism, cronyism, abuse of power, and criminal activity flourish, sometimes for decades, in numerous town halls, police stations, and special-purpose government agencies in the suburbs.
  6. Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care. countable,uncountable
    — Each of the Arts whose office is to refine, purify, adorn, embellish and grace life is under the patronage of a Muse, no god being found worthy to preside over them.
  7. The right of nomination to political office. countable,uncountable
  8. The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson. UK,countable,uncountable
    — Advowson is the right of presentation to a church, or ecclesiastical benefice. Advowson, advocatio, signifies the taking into protection; and therefore is synonymous with patronage
  9. Patronising speech or behaviour. countable,uncountable
    — The housekeeper, a very decorative brunette of thirty-five with a pseudo-English accent, greeted him with a mixture of grateful effusion and condescending patronage.
动词 v.
  1. To support by being a patron of. transitive
    — Mingdi continued the policy of his father who had patronaged Confucian learning.
  2. To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize transitive
    — This house is largely patronaged by the professors and students of many of the Educational Institutions of New England and the Middle States; and all perons visiting New York, either for business or pleasure, will find this an excellent place at which to stop.

词形变化

patronages plural patronages present,singular,third-person patronaging participle,present patronaged participle,past patronaged past

词汇关系

衍生词
antipatronage micropatronage nonpatronage patronage system

词源

词源 1
From Middle English patronage, from Old French patronage (modern French patronage). Equivalent to patron + -age. Piecewise doublet of patternage.
词源 2
From Middle English patronage, from Old French patronage (modern French patronage). Equivalent to patron + -age. Piecewise doublet of patternage.
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