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Patronage Sense Pætrənidʒ N.赞助,惠顾 英 N 赞助,惠顾(Kindness Air

单词 patronage
音标 ['pætrənidʒ]
解释 n.赞助,惠顾
红宝书 【英】 n. 赞助,惠顾(kindness done with an air of superiority)
【记】 patron(赞助人)+age →赞助
【例】 with the patronage of sb / receive lavish patronage
字源 patronage (n.)
late 14c., "right of presenting a qualified person to a church benefice," from Old French patronage (14c.) from patron (see patron). Secular sense of "action of giving influential support" is from 1550s. General sense of "power to give jobs or favors" is from 1769; meaning "regular business of customers" is 1804.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】patr- 父亲 + on 父亲上来了→高人一等;顾客是是大爷和爹啊,

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