commerce
UK/'kɒmә:s/US
TOEFL四级六级考研B2
释义
n.
The large-scale buying and selling of goods and services; trade
商业，贸易，商务
n.
Social dealings or exchange between people (formal/literary)
（正式/文学）人际往来，交往
词根拆分
词根派生com-（一起）+ merx（货物）= 把货物聚到一起买卖。当许多人在一个共享体系里交换各自的货物，就有了 commerce——整套商业活动，从单个集市摊位放大到全球贸易。
词根 merx 还连着 9 个词常用搭配
- 1.international commerce国际贸易
- 2.electronic commerce电子商务
- 3.interstate commerce州际贸易
- 4.chamber of commerce商会
例句
- 1.
The new trade deal aims to boost commerce between the two countries.
这项新贸易协定旨在促进两国之间的商贸往来。
- 2.
The internet has completely transformed the way commerce is conducted.
互联网彻底改变了商业活动的开展方式。
- 3.
The ancient city grew rich from the commerce passing through its port.
这座古城因途经其港口的贸易而富庶起来。
易混词辨析
commerce 与 trade——commerce 指买卖的整套体系与活动，常较抽象、规模大（electronic commerce、chamber of commerce）。trade 更具体：某次具体交换、某个行业或某种货物流（the coffee trade、trade with China）。你「研习」commerce，你「做」trade。