patronage
柯林斯詞典
1. N-UNCOUNT Patronage is the support and money given by someone to a person or a group such as a charity. 贊助
...government patronage of the arts in Europe. …在歐洲政府對藝術(shù)的資助。
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patronage /?p?tr?n?d?/
劍橋詞典
patronage noun [U] (SUPPORT)
the support given to an organization by someone
贊助，資助
The charity enjoys the patronage of many prominent local business people . 這家慈善機(jī)搆獲得了本地許多重要的商人的贊助。
mainly disapproving
the power of a person to give someone an important job or position
任命權(quán)
Patronage is a potent force if used politically . 任命權(quán)用在政治上會成爲(wèi)一種強(qiáng)大的力量。
patronage noun [U] (CUSTOMERS)
formalthe business given to a shop or restaurant , etc. by its customers
惠顧，光顧
We would like to thank all of our customers for their patronage in the past. 我們要感謝所有顧客過去的惠顧。 返回 patronage