patron

['peitrən]

n.赞助人, 老主顾, 守护神

例句与用法：

St Christopher is the patron saint of travellers.

圣·克里斯托弗是旅行者的守护神。

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

Modern artists have difficulty in finding patrons.

现代艺术家们很难找到赞助人。

This store has many patrons.

这家商店有许多老顾客。

词形变化：

形容词: patronal |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 赞助者, 资助者

He was lucky to have found a millionaire patron.

他有幸找到了一位百万富翁赞助人。

2. 主顾(尤指老顾客)

We have a special offer for our regular patrons.

我们给予老顾客特别的优惠。

3. 庇护人, 保护人

4. (土地, 职业等的)守护神

5. (英国国教中)有圣职授与权的人

6. (旅店等的)老板

We were effusively welcomed by the patron and his wife.

我们受到老板和他妻子的热忱欢迎。