Word · Frequency #13750
clientele
顾客（总称）；主顾；客户
核心释义
The people who regularly use or frequent a business or service, as its clients or customers.
- 1.
The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits; a group of specific clients collectively.
诉讼委托人；客户；[法] 委托人；受保护者；门徒
用法In use
The boutique has an exclusive clientele that appreciates high-end fashion.
用法提示：这里“clientele”指商店的顾客群体。
The law firm's clientele includes both individuals and corporations.
用法提示：这里“clientele”指律师事务所的客户。
The hotel attracts a wealthy clientele from around the world.
用法提示：这里“clientele”指酒店的顾客群。
the ~ of [business/profession]
The clientele of this law firm includes many multinational corporations.
这家律师事务所的客户包括许多跨国公司。
a [adjective] ~
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- loyal clientele
- 忠实的顾客群
- The café has built up a loyal clientele over twenty years.这家咖啡馆二十年来积累了一批忠实的顾客。
- regular clientele
- 常客群体
- The barber knows his regular clientele by name.这位理发师能叫出他常客们的名字。
- wealthy clientele
- 富裕的客户群
- The boutique caters to a wealthy clientele.这家精品店面向富裕的顾客群体。
- exclusive clientele
- 专属高端客户群
- The club serves an exclusive clientele.这家俱乐部服务的是专属高端客户群。
- attract a young clientele
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把clientele看成client（客户）后面跟着ele，想象一群客户站在一起：客户们合起来就是顾客群。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：business、hospitality、professional services clientele 是较正式的集合名词，指某个机构或服务的全体顾客或客户，多用于商业、酒店、专业服务等书面或正式场合。日常口语中较少出现。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 clientele 的重读尾音节 /ˈtɛl/ 押韵：hotel、motel、cartel、personnel、farewell。注意 client 拼写相似，但读作 /ˈklaɪənt/，不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.