patroness

noun

1. 女赞助人；女资助人
   a female patron(1)

1. 女赞助人；女资助者
   A woman who is a patron of something can be described as a patroness .

1. The power of displaying the grandeur of his patroness to his wondering visitors, and of letting them see her civility towards himself and his wife, was exactly what he had wished for;
   他本来一心要让这些好奇的宾客们去风光一下他那女施主的堂皇气派，看看老夫人对待他们夫妇俩多么礼貌周全。
2. I have found out, said he, by a singular accident, that there is now in the room a near relation of my patroness.
   他说：这真是完全出于我意料之外，我竟然发现这屋子里有一位是我女施主的至亲。
3. You had better neglect your relations, than run the risk of offending your patroness.
   你最好把亲戚关系看得淡一些，免得担那么大的风险，得罪了你的女施主。
4. He's a nephew of my patroness, lady oatherine.
   他是我资助者凯瑟琳女士的侄子。
5. Athena, the goddess of wisdom and patroness of arts, personified pure intellect;
   智慧女神雅典娜则代表艺术典型的纯思维活动；
6. She was Athena, goddess of wisdom and knowledge and patroness of Athens.
   她就是智慧女神雅典娜，掌管知识，是雅典的保护神。
7. As goddess of the arts and crafts, Pallas served as the patroness of artists, artisans, sculptors.
   作为工艺品的女神，雅典娜作为艺术家，工匠，雕刻师的守护神。

noun

1. a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron

   Synonym:    patronne