英:[ˌkliːənˈtel]
美:[ˌklaɪənˈtel]
英:[ˌkliːənˈtel]
美:[ˌklaɪənˈtel]
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词根:client
n.client [经] 客户;顾客;委托人
noun
the group of clients or customers served by a professional person or business.He owns a hair salon with a wealthy clientele.If you want to expand your clientele, you need to advertise.
1560年代,“为某人的保护下的一群信徒、顾客”的总称,源自法语 clientèle(16世纪),从拉丁语 clientela(体制:依靠与贵族的关系; 顾客组; 客户会),从 clientem(Nominative cliens,“追随者; 侍从”参见 client)。
OED 中说该词在17世纪后似乎已经过时,现代主要意义“顾客,经常光顾商业或专业机构的人”来源于1857年,可能是从法语再借用的(1836年已被用作为外来语的意义)。
Clientage 自1630年代开始用作“客户组合”; clientship 自1640年代开始用作“成为顾客的状态”。
同client
French clientèle, from Latin clientela, from client-, cliens — see client
The first known use of clientele was in 1570
climacticadjective
of, relating to, or being a climax
the movie's climactic scene
cliffnoun
a high steep surface of rock, earth, or ice
cliffnoun
a high steep surface of rock, earth, or ice
cliffnoun
a high steep surface of rock, earth, or ice
clientnoun
a person who uses the professional advice or services of another
customer sense 1
clientelenoun
a group of clients
1 Rumblings from within Vuitton suggest pressure has been put on the designer to bolster the apparel that appeals to the house’s traditional clientele.
2 The clientele was very engaged, so I started teaching classes on the weekends.
3 Like many people, Ms. Bowman believes the arrival of the first Marc Jacobs store, with its trendsetting clothes and clientele of fashion editors and celebrities like Sofia Coppola, was the tipping point.
4 His parents were Italian immigrants, his father a sculptor who specialized in funerary monuments for a largely Roman Catholic clientele.
5 She has made guest appearances on the HBO series “High Maintenance,” which depicts the interactions between a weed delivery man in Brooklyn and his clientele.
6 In the meantime, the neighborhood clientele seems unfazed: the place was packed on a recent Sunday.
7 The Black Death pandemic wiped out much of their wealthy clientele, leaving the few jobs left to men who organized gender-exclusive guilds.
8 Ivy, the former queen of a Lancashire hotel cocktail bar, suddenly finds herself surplus to requirements as the bar's makeover ushers in a new clientele, and a new world.
9 Eventually, these spiritualism sessions attract the attention of a slick manager named Mr. Bell, who brings the clairvoyant duo a far more lucrative clientele.
10 But there was thought to be some discomfort among the brand’s traditional clientele with the changes.
11 Located in the heart of the Quarter, the Rotonde had a huge terrace, a bohemian clientele and a strict pecking order.
12 Her father’s “wealthy corporate clientele virtually disappeared with the advent of McCarthyism,” Bosworth writes.
13 The clientele is diverse, the couches comfy and the jukebox and pool tables inviting.
14 The shop’s literary clientele wasn’t wealthy, and Beach lent books, for a small fee, in addition to selling them.
15 The dynamic food scene draws an international clientele and chefs from bigger cities.
16 When you look like ninety-eight per cent of a hotel’s clientele, people don’t go out of their way to imagine that you might be an imposter.
17 He seemed busy with his new clientele and when I asked him about Yolardis he said he had not seen her, but in time he would find out.
他似乎因为新客户的出现而显得有些忙碌。当我问及尤拉迪丝时,他说没有看到她,但是,他表示会尽快弄清楚是怎么一回事。
18 The setting: Friendly service and seating for about 30 in a small, casual-dining area that caters to a working-class clientele.
19 The clientele is a mix of Veronesi and tourists, with locals seeming to know everyone, be they carabinieri, builders or members of Verona’s football team.
20 After assuring its owner that their presence would attract a moneyed clientele, they sent out invitations for a one-night event titled “Living With Pop — A Demonstration for Capitalist Realism.”