柯林斯詞典patronage /?p?tr?n?d?/ 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。 返回 patronage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) formal the 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