crony
音标：
英音/ ˈkrəʊni / 美音/ ˈkroʊni /
听听基本释意：
外刊例句：
He added that the website had been shining a spotlight on “crony capitalism”.
他补充说，该网站一直在关注“裙带资本主义”。
—BBC
“Tshisekedi and his cronies robbed us of the hope he promised when they took office in 2019,” said Mr. Katumbi, adding that little had been achieved in the president’s first term.
卡图姆比表示，“齐塞克迪和他的亲信让我们失去了他在 2019 年上任时所承诺的希望。”他补充说，总统的第一个任期几乎没有取得什么成就。
—Washington Times
The court’s sponsors would also need to determine whether Mr. Putin and his cronies could be tried in absentia — not an ideal option, but one that could begin immediately and still pack a symbolic punch.
该法院的发起人还需要确定普京及其亲信是否可以接受缺席审判——这不是一个理想的选择，但可以立即开始，并且仍然具有象征意义。
—Washington Post
基本释意：
noun
a close friend who accompanies his or her buddies in their activities
密友；好朋友
同义词：
brother,buddy,chum,pal,sidekick
短释义：
While a crony is basically just a good pal or sidekick, the word sometimes has a negative connotation — that you and your crony are up to no good together. It also implies the idea of cronyism, or unfairly giving friends jobs or promotions they’re not qualified for. Crony capitalism refers to doing that in an economic way, like people in government giving tax breaks to their friends. Crony is 17th century British student slang, from the Greek khronios, “long-lasting.”
crony（与“pony”押韵）是一个伙伴，一个与你共度时光并信任的亲密知己。如果你的老板只给她的亲信加薪，她可能会让同事们生气。
长释义：
While a crony is basically just a good pal or sidekick, the word sometimes has a negative connotation — that you and your crony are up to no good together. It also implies the idea of cronyism, or unfairly giving friends jobs or promotions they’re not qualified for. Crony capitalism refers to doing that in an economic way, like people in government giving tax breaks to their friends. Crony is 17th century British student slang, from the Greek khronios, “long-lasting.”
虽然“朋党”基本上只是一个好朋友或好伙伴，但这个词有时也有负面含义——你和你的“朋党”在一起并没有什么好处。它还暗示着任人唯亲，或者不公平地给朋友提供他们不符合资格的工作或晋升机会。裙带资本主义是指以经济方式做到这一点，就像政府人员为朋友提供税收减免一样。 Crony 是 17 世纪英国学生的俚语，源自希腊语 khronios，意为“长久的”。
文学例句：
But climbing was unlike golf or tennis or the various other pastimes that consumed his cronies.
但攀岩不同于高尔夫、网球或其他消耗他亲信的消遣活动。
—Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
“This town was built by Mayor Carr and his politician cronies. You willing to give your life for some rich man’s delusions?”
“这个小镇是卡尔市长和他的政客亲信建造的。你愿意为了某个有钱人的妄想而献出自己的生命吗？”
—Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
“Even Daddy used to boast about your designs to his golf club cronies. All I ever heard was Helena this, Helena that.”
“就连爸爸也曾经向他的高尔夫俱乐部密友吹嘘你的设计。我所听到的就是海伦娜这个，海伦娜那个。”
—Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
词源：
crony (n.)”old familiar friend, intimate companion,” 1660s, chrony, Cambridge student slang, probably from Greek khronios “long-lasting,” from khronos “time” (see chrono-), on the notion of “old friend” or “a contemporary.”Related entries & more
下面是词源的翻译（机器翻译比较难翻，参考着看）
crony (n.)“老熟悉的朋友，亲密的伙伴”，1660 年代，chrony，剑桥学生俚语，可能源自希腊语 khronios“持久”，源自 khronos“时间”（参见 chrono-），关于“老朋友”的概念”或“当代人”。相关条目及更多
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