mercantile
英 ['mɜːk(ə)ntaɪl]
美['mɝkəntɪl]
- adj. 商业的；商人的；重商主义的
- n. 商品
中文词源
mercantile 商业的，贸易的
来自拉丁语mercari,交易，买卖，词源同market.引申词义商业的，贸易的。
英文词源
- 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).
双语例句
- 1. San Francisco and New York are important mercantile ports in America.
- 旧金山和纽约是美国的重要商港.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 2. After leaving the West Szechuan Mercantile Corporation , Chueh - hui and Chueh - min separated.
- 觉慧 和觉民 走出了商业场的前门.
来自汉英文学 - 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兴趣。
来自辞典例句
- 4. America had the largest mercantile marine.
- 美国当时拥有最大的商船队.
来自辞典例句
- 5. First Mercantile American Bank was solvent.
- 美利坚第一商业银行具有偿付能力.
来自辞典例句