patrons

英 [ˈpeɪtrənz]

美 [ˈpeɪtrənz]

n.  (艺术家的)赞助人，资助者; 名义赞助人(支持慈善组织等的名人，名字常用于有关的广告宣传中); 老主顾; 顾客; 常客
patron的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （艺术家、作家和音乐家等的）赞助人，资助人
  Apatronis a person who supports and gives money to artists, writers, or musicians.
  1. Catherine the Great was a patron of the arts and sciences.
     叶卡捷琳娜大帝资助发展艺术和科学。
• N-COUNT （允许慈善机构、团体和活动等使用自己的名字作宣传的）代言人，名义赞助人
  Thepatronof a charity, group, or campaign is an important person who allows his or her name to be used for publicity.
  1. Fiona and Alastair have become patrons of the National Missing Person's Helpline.
     菲奥娜和阿拉斯泰尔已经成为国家失踪人口服务热线的代言人。
• N-COUNT （酒吧、旅馆等的）主顾，顾客
  Thepatronsof a place such as a pub, bar, or hotel are its customers.
  1. He spent the night at the Savoy: like so many of its patrons, he could not resist the exclusively English cooking.
     他在萨沃伊酒店过了夜：和许多顾客一样，他无法抗拒精美的英式菜肴。

双语例句

• There was no conflict between myself and my patrons.
  在我和我的主顾之间没有什么摩擦。
• Some say this has also undermined their appeal for many former patrons.
  一些酒吧表示，这也削弱了它们对许多老顾客的吸引力。
• Modern artists have difficulty in finding wealthy patrons.
  现代艺术家难以找到富有的资助者。
• Many of his successors were able rulers, professionally competent soldiers, patrons of art, letters and science.
  他以后的罗马国君中，许多都是能干的统治者、骁勇善战的军人，以及文化、艺术和科学的倡导者。
• Since Michelangelo, architects have had patrons who finance their work.
  自米开朗琪罗（Michelangelo）开始，建筑师就有了资助他们工作的老主顾。
• It will be said that he lied in the application he made to each of his three patrons.
  有人会说，他在向三个赞助人提出请求时，对每一个都撒了谎。
• To be paid and keep getting work, they had to satisfy their customers ( patrons).
  为了获得报酬和继续创作，他们不得不去迎合他们的顾客（赞助者）。
• Indeed, why not the patrons and the pimps?
  说真的，为什么老鸨和皮条客没有游街呢？
• We have a special offer for our regular patrons.
  我们给予老顾客特别的优惠。
• This means not depending on private or public patrons and not being involved in the art market.
  这意味着不靠私人或公共的赞助，也不参与艺术市场。