Commerce



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 商业
• ［英］ n. 商业 ( trade esp between countries )
• ［记］ com ( 共同) +merce ( 交易) -> 共同交易 -> 商业

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle French, from Latin commercium, from com- + merc-, merx merchandise
• Date: 1537
• 1. social intercourse ; interchange of ideas, opinions, or sentiments
• 2. the exchange or buying and selling of commodities on a large scale involving transportation from place to place
• 3. sexual intercourse
• Synonyms: see business

II. intransitive verb (commerced; commercing)

• Date: 1596
• archaic commune

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