all the customers or clients of a shop, restaurant, organization, etc. (统称)顾客,主顾,客户 The facilities appeal to an international clientele. 这些设施对国际客户群具有吸引力。 an important media event that is bound to attract a new clientele 一项重要的媒体活动,必将吸引新的客户
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessc2It takes time to build (up) a clientele. 建立客户网需要时间。 The boutique caters for a rather select clientele. 这家精品店为贵宾顾客群服务。 The restaurant has a large regular clientele. 这家餐馆有很多常客。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
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Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘clientship, patronage’): via French from Latin clientela ‘clientship’, from cliens, client-, variant of cluens ‘heeding’, from cluere ‘hear or obey’.