mercantile [noun]
作定语,表示“商业的、贸易的”,常修饰 history, trade, activity 等名词。
The city's mercantile history is visible in its old docks.
这座城市的商业历史在其旧码头中清晰可见。
商业的;商人的
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商业的;商人的
relating to or characteristic of trade or traders
The city's mercantile history is visible in its old docks.
这座城市的商业历史在其旧码头中清晰可见。
涉及以营利为目的的商品交换的。
Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit.
与重商主义有关的。
Of or relating to mercantilism.
The city's mercantile district is always crowded with shoppers and traders.
这座城市的商业区总是挤满了购物者和商人。
She studied mercantile law to understand international trade contracts.
她学习商法以理解国际贸易合同。
Their mercantile success came from years of honest dealing.
他们的商业成功来自多年来的诚信经营。
作定语,表示“商业的、贸易的”,常修饰 history, trade, activity 等名词。
The city's mercantile history is visible in its old docks.
这座城市的商业历史在其旧码头中清晰可见。
the mercantile system 是历史术语,专指重商主义经济政策。
Under the mercantile system, colonies existed for the benefit of the mother country.
在重商主义制度下,殖民地是为了母国的利益而存在的。
the mercantile class 指商人阶层,相当于 the merchant class。
The mercantile class financed the revolution in many port cities.
在许多港口城市,商人阶级资助了革命。
purely mercantile 强调动机唯利是图,隐含贬义,指只关心赚钱。
Their support for the treaty was purely mercantile.
他们对条约的支持纯粹是出于商业利益。
Not this
The mercantile sold spices from Venice.
Use this
The merchant sold spices from Venice.
mercantile 是形容词,意为‘商业的、商人的’,不能直接作名词指‘商人’;表示‘商人’应用名词 merchant。
Not this
The judge was a mercantile man, known for his compassion.
Use this
The judge was a merciful man, known for his compassion.
mercantile(商业的、重商的)与 merciful(仁慈的)拼写相近但意思完全不同;根据上下文表示‘有同情心的’应使用 merciful。
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商法
The firm specializes in mercantile law.
这家事务所专门研究商法。
商船队
He joined the mercantile marine at eighteen.
他十八岁加入商船队。
重商主义制度
The mercantile system favored exports over imports.
重商主义制度偏向出口而非进口。
商人阶级
The mercantile class grew increasingly influential in the city.
商人阶级在这座城市的影响力日益增大。
商业经济
The port developed a thriving mercantile economy.
这个港口发展出了繁荣的商业经济。
(亚当·斯密《国富论》)在重商主义制度下,消费者的利益几乎总是被牺牲,以成全生产者的利益。
The port town's mercantile activities attracted merchants from all over the world.
这座港口城市的商业活动吸引了来自世界各地的商人。
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联想 merchant(商人)+ tile(瓷砖):商人踩着瓷砖谈生意——mercantile 就是“商业的、商人的”。
语域:formal 常见场景:商业与贸易、经济史讨论、正式商务写作 mercantile 是较正式的词,通常用于书面语,多出现在商业、贸易或经济史语境中;日常口语中更常用 commercial 或 trading。选择正式语体时用它较合适。
这些词都以 -tile 结尾,且在标准英式发音中末尾都读 /taɪl/,与 mercantile 的尾音相同:tile /taɪl/, reptile /ˈreptaɪl/, fertile /ˈfɜːtaɪl/, hostile /ˈhɒstaɪl/, textile /ˈtekstaɪl/, futile /ˈfjuːtaɪl/。注意:article /ˈɑːtɪkəl/ 和 particle /ˈpɑːtɪkəl/ 虽拼写相近,但结尾读 /tɪkəl/,不是 /taɪl/。
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