patron
patron
noun
noun
- a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity
资助人
a celebrated patron of the arts.
著名的艺术资助人。
■a distinguished person who takes an honorary position in a charity
（慈善事业的）赞助人
the Mental Health Foundation, of which Her Royal Highness is Patron.
心理健康基金会的赞助人是公主殿下。 - a customer of a shop, restaurant, hotel or theatre, especially a regular one
（商店、饭店、酒店或剧院的）顾客（尤指老主顾）
we surveyed the plushness of the hotel and its sleek, well-dressed patrons.
我们对这家豪华酒店的设备状况以及其中头发光亮、穿着体面的顾客进行了询问调查。 - (in ancient Rome) a patrician in relation to a client
（古罗马）有权势的保护人，庇护人。 参见 client (义项3)
■(in ancient Rome) the former owner and (frequently) protector of a freed slave
（古罗马）（对获得自由的奴隶仍保留一定控制权的）主人 - (Brit., chiefly historical)a person or institution with the right to grant a benefice to a member of the clergy
(英，主史)有圣职授予权的人（或机构）
- Middle English: from Old French, from Latin patronus 'protector of clients, defender', from pater, patr- 'father'
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