patronage

英 [ˈpætrənɪdʒ]

美 [ˈpætrənɪdʒ]

n. 资助; 赞助; (掌权者给予提挈以换取支持的)互惠互利; 惠顾; 光顾

复数：patronages　

Collins.1 / BNC.6185 / COCA.10066

牛津词典

noun

资助；赞助
the support, especially financial, that is given to a person or an organization by a patron
1. Patronage of the arts comes from businesses and private individuals.
  对艺术的资助来自企业和个人。
（掌权者给予提挈以换取支持的）互惠互利
the system by which an important person gives help or a job to sb in return for their support
惠顾；光顾
the support that a person gives a shop/store, restaurant, etc. by spending money there

noun

the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
1. even before noon there was a considerable patronage
Synonym:trade
(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
the act of providing approval and support
1. his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives
Synonym:backingbackupchampionship
a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
Synonym:condescensiondisdain
customers collectively
1. they have an upper class clientele
Synonym:clientelebusiness

verb

be a regular customer or client of
1. We patronize this store
2. Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could
Synonym:patronizepatronisesupportkeep going
support by being a patron of

Arm-twisting and the brute use of patronage power were not the secret of the Byrd machines success.
施加压力和粗暴地使用恩主权力，已不是伯德机器取得成功的什么秘密。
We sincerely appreciate your patronage and provide high-quality service and satisfactory products.
我们衷心感谢您的惠顾，我们将提供高品质的服务和产品。
Many thanks to our customers and friends for their support and patronage.
非常感谢我们的客户和朋友的支持和惠顾。
This factory welcomes newly old customer's of home and abroad presence your patronage wholeheartedly.
本厂竭诚欢迎国内外新老客户光临惠顾。
A thousand thanks for your patronage.
多谢您的大力栽培。
Without the patronage of several large firms, the festival can not take place.
没有几大公司的赞助，就没有这一庆典。
This concert was made possible by the kind patronage of Smith industries.
史密斯工业集团好心的赞助使这个音乐会开成了。
The insolent and offensive patronage of her husband by the prime minister.
首相对她丈夫的那种傲慢而令人讨厌的恩赐态度。
The Interaction between Ideology, Patronage, Poetic, Translators
意识形态、赞助者、诗学和译者互动
The political meddling goes beyond the cronyism and patronage that undermine their operations.
政治干预远不止于破坏企业运营的任人唯亲和裙带关系。