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pa·tron·age AHD[pāʹtrə-nĭj, pătʹrə-] D.J.[ˈpeɪtrənɪdʒ, ˈpætrə-]K.K.[ˈpetrənɪdʒ, ˈpætrə-]n.（名词）- Support, encouragement, or championship, as of a person, an institution, an event, or a cause, from a patron.庇护，保护：保护人对某人、机构、事件或事业的支持、鼓励或维护
- Support or encouragement proffered in a condescending manner:施惠：恩赐的态度所给予的帮助或鼓励：It seems our little establishment has finally been deemed worthy of the bank's patronage.看来银行终于认为值得资助我们这种小机构
- The trade given to a commercial establishment by its customers:光顾，惠顾：顾客对商业机构的光临：Shopkeepers thanked Christmas shoppers for their patronage.店老板感谢圣诞节顾客的光临
- Customers or patrons considered as a group; clientele:顾客，常客：顾客或老主顾总称；常客：The grand old hotel has a loyal but demanding patronage.这家显赫的老旅店拥有忠实但颇多要求的顾客
- The power to distribute or appoint people to governmental or political positions.授与职务的权力：分派或委任给某人政府职位或政治地位的权力
- The act of distributing or appointing people to such positions.官职的委派：分派或委任某人这种地位的行为
- The positions so distributed or filled.被委派的职务：这样分配和委任的职位
- The right to grant an ecclesiastical benefice to a member of the clergy.圣职授与权：赐与牧师教会圣职的权力
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