mercantile
英 ['mɜːk(ə)ntaɪl]
美 ['mɝkəntɪl]
中文詞源
mercantile 商業的，貿易的來自拉丁語mercari,交易，買賣，詞源同market.引申詞義商業的，貿易的。
英文詞源
- mercantile (adj.)
- 1640s, from French mercantile (17c.), from Italian mercantile, from Medieval Latin mercantile, from Latin mercantem (nominative mercans) "a merchant," also "trading," present participle of mercari "to trade," from merx (see market (n.)). Mercantile system first appears in Adam Smith (1776).
雙語例句
- 1. San Francisco and New York are important mercantile ports in America.
- 舊金山和紐約是美國的重要商港.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 2. After leaving the West Szechuan Mercantile Corporation , Chueh - hui and Chueh - min separated.
- 覺慧 和覺民 走出了商業場的前門.
來自漢英文學 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
- 3. Its geographical location stimulated overseas mercantile enterprise.
- 它的地理位置引起了海外商家的興趣。
來自辭典例句
- 4. America had the largest mercantile marine.
- 美國當時擁有最大的商船隊.
來自辭典例句
- 5. First Mercantile American Bank was solvent.
- 美利堅第一商業銀行具有償付能力.
來自辭典例句