| 单词 | patronage |
| 释义 | patronage (once / 836 pages) 1nv 2nv 3n If you give a store or business your support (financial or otherwise) as a customer or client, you are giving them your patronage. Great philanthropists are often known for their patronage, or financial support, of the arts. In the days of classical art, composers like Bach or painters like Michelangelo were supported by patrons, whose patronage, or financial support paid the artists' ways. Patronage is still an important part of our world, but you have to be careful: If your senator is accused of political patronage, people are accusing that senator of exchanging jobs or other favors in return for political support. This is not a good thing. WORD FAMILYpatronage: patronaged, patronages USAGE EXAMPLESSpots on the board are prime patronage gifts. New York Times(Dec 04, 2016) There is also the case of Pinto, who garnered extraordinary attention thanks to Obama’s patronage. Washington Post(Nov 21, 2016) Patronage grew 13 percent last year to 115,000, an influx similar to the entire population of Bellevue every day. Seattle Times(Nov 21, 2016) 1 1n the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers even before noon there was a considerable patronage Syn|Hypo|Hyper trade custom habitual patronage business the volume of commercial activity 2n customers collectively Syn|Hyper business, clientele people (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively 3v be a regular customer or client of 2Syn|Hyper keep going, patronise, patronize, support keep going, run on continue uninterrupted foster, nurture help develop, help grow 1n the act of providing approval and support Syn|Hyper backing, backup, championship approval, approving, blessing the formal act of approving 2n (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support Hypo|Hyper nomenklatura the system of patronage in communist countries; controlled by committees in the Communist Party social control control exerted (actively or passively) by group action 3v support by being a patron of 3Hyper keep, maintain, sustain supply with necessities and support n a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient Syn|Hyper condescension, disdain depreciation, derogation, disparagement a communication that belittles somebody or something |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。