- 1(藝術/財務)贊助；(商業)惠顧、光顧；(政治)酬庸、任用私人
Patronage is the support, usually money but sometimes influence or protection, that a patron gives to a person, artist, business, or cause. Historically, rich patrons paid artists and writers so they could keep working; today, you might read about a company's "patronage" of the arts, meaning financial support. In business, "patronage" can also simply mean the customers who regularly use a shop or service ("thank you for your patronage" is a polite, slightly formal way of saying "thank you for being our customer"). There's also a political sense: giving jobs or favors to supporters, which can carry a negative feeling of .
組成"Patron" (someone who gives support) plus "-age," an ending that makes it into a general noun.
同家族的字
- patronthe person who gives this kind of support
原始詞典資料11 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
patronagenoun/ˈpeɪtɹənɪd͡ʒ/
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The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.
- His vigorous patronage of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives.
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Customers collectively; clientele; business.
- The restaurant had an upper-class patronage.
- The improved service to and from Taunton is fully justified by the passenger patronage to and from this town, which is a railhead for a large surrounding area.
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The act or state of being a customer of some business.
- The restaurant had "Thank you for your patronage!" printed on its take-out bags.
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A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; condescension; disdain.
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governmentpoliticsGranting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.
- 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.
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Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care.
- 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.
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The right of nomination to political office.
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lawThe right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.
- 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
另外 1 個記錄的用法
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Patronising speech or behaviour.
- 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.
patronageverb/ˈpeɪtɹənɪd͡ʒ/
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To support by being a patron of.
- Mingdi continued the policy of his father who had patronaged Confucian learning.
- Table 5.4 reveals the role of criminal gangs’ patron under each crime category. From this, we can understand that 74 percent of the mercenaries are patronaged and supported by the politicians either of the ruling or opposition party.
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To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize
- 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.
- Mr. F. A. Welch, of the Oak View Poultry Farm, Salem, starts an add with us this issue. […] Our readers will be treated well, if they patronage Mr. Welch.
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