Patron ni msaidizi au mfadhili: mtu anayetoa pesa kwa wasanii, ukumbi wa maigizo au shirika la hisani, kama a patron of the arts. Katika matangazo rasmi, patrons ni wateja wa mgahawa, maktaba au hoteli. Katika baadhi ya lugha, maneno yanayofanana humaanisha kishikio cha balbu, risasi au bosi, lakini patron ya Kiingereza hapa humtaja mtu anayesaidia au anayetembelea huduma. Sehemu ya taa inayoshika balbu ni socket, kifaa cha risasi ni cartridge, na mtu unayemfanyia kazi ni boss.
patron: una uhakika na maana yake?
Tunga sentensi; tutakagua kama neno lina maana inayofaa na kueleza makosa.
Ukaguzi unachukua muda mrefu kuliko kawaida. Maoni yataonekana hapa yenyewe.
a patron of + the arts/music; the patron of + a charity/festival; patrons (formal) = customers or visitors; the patron saint of + place/job
- The theatre survived the crisis thanks to a local businessman, its most generous patron.
- A well-known actor agreed to become the patron of our animal charity.
- The sign outside the restaurant says the car park is for patrons only.
Kilichobadilika
Toleo la kwanzaThe new bulb doesn't fit into the patron of this old lamp.
Baada ya marekebishoThe new bulb doesn't fit into the socket of this old lamp.
Sehemu ya taa unayozungushia balbu ili iingie ni socket. Patron humtaja mtu, kwa hiyo sentensi inasikika kana kwamba mtu anajaribu kufunga balbu ndani ya mfadhili. Tofauti na maneno yanayofanana katika lugha nyingine, patron haina maana hiyo ya kiufundi.
Ikiwa na maana ya mteja, patron husikika rasmi: huonekana kwenye mabango na kanuni. Katika mazungumzo watu husema customers au guests: The café was full of customers. Kitenzi patronise ni mtego mwingine. Mara nyingi humaanisha kuzungumza na mtu kwa namna ya kumdharau: Don't patronise me, I know how to use a computer.
Zamu yako
I can't leave early today because my ___ wants the sales report on her desk by five.
Onyesha jibu
boss — Mtu anayetaka ripoti ya mauzo kabla ya saa kumi na moja ni meneja, kwa hiyo unahitaji boss. Patron anayefadhili sanaa au hisani si neno linalotaja bosi anayekagua ripoti na kuweka muda wa kazi. Katika lugha nyingine neno linalofanana linaweza kuwa bosi, lakini my patron halitumiki hivyo hapa.
Fikiria unatafuta patron wa mradi: maonyesho, tamasha au makazi ya wanyama. Taja mradi na uandike mfadhili anaweza kusaidia kwa njia gani hasa.
Our small street festival needs a patron who could pay for the stage and sound equipment every summer.
Jifunze kutumia maneno mapya kwa usahihi
Tunga sentensi kwa maneno unayojifunza. LetsWords inaonyesha makosa ya matumizi na sarufi, inapendekeza marekebisho na kuyaeleza kwa lugha yako ya mama; kurudia kunasaidia kukumbuka maneno.