Word · Frequency #5058
Fully loadedpatrons
常客
patrons is the plural of patron.
regular customer
- 1.
One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
保护或支持的人；捍卫者或倡导者。
- 2.
a regular customer
常客
- 3.
An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
支持艺术家、工匠、学者或贵族的有影响力的富人。
- 4.
the proprietor of an inn
客栈老板
- 5.
A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.
某商店或餐馆的顾客。
- 6.
someone who supports or champions something
支持或倡导某事物的人
- 7.
A padrone.
老板。
保护或支持的人；捍卫者或倡导者。；支持艺术家、工匠、学者或贵族的有影响力的富人。；客栈老板；某商店或餐馆的顾客。；支持或倡导某事物的人
In use
The café's patrons enjoy a free coffee every Friday.
As a longtime patron, she gets a discount on every visit.
The bookstore welcomed its patrons with a small gift.
patron of [something]
表示支持者，通常指对艺术、慈善等提供资助的人。
She is a patron of the arts.
她是艺术的赞助人。
patron at [place]
表示常客，常用于餐馆、酒吧等场所。
He is a patron at the local café.
他是当地咖啡馆的常客。
be a patron
The museum has many loyal patrons.
这家博物馆有许多忠诚的赞助人。
Connections
Collocations
- regular patron
- 常客
- He is a regular patron of the local café.他是当地咖啡馆的常客。
- patron of the arts
- 艺术赞助人
- She is a well-known patron of the arts.她是一位知名的艺术赞助人。
- patron saint
- 守护神
- St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.圣帕特里克是爱尔兰的守护神。
- generous patron
- 慷慨的赞助人
- The museum was founded by a generous patron.这座博物馆是由一位慷慨的赞助人建立的。
- restaurant patron
- 餐厅顾客
- The restaurant's patrons were all satisfied.餐厅的顾客都很满意。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 patron 为 'pay'（付钱）+ 'ron'，常客或赞助人就是付钱支持你的人。
Context & Register
常客，多用于商业场所如餐厅、商店、剧院等，语体中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only "matron" rhymes with "patron". Words like "pattern", "patrol", "apron", and "patronize" have similar spellings but different pronunciations.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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