consortium
UK/kәn'sɒ:tjәm/US
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释义
n.
An association of several companies or organizations formed for a shared purpose.
财团,联营,(企业/机构的)联合体
词根拆分
词根派生拉丁名词 consortium 意为「合伙、共同体」——字面 con-(共同)+ sors(签/份额),即因共同份额而结成的群体。英语原样借入,指企业或机构集中资源、共同实现一个目标的联合体。
词根 sort 还连着 6 个词常用搭配
- 1.banking consortium银行财团
- 2.international consortium国际联盟
- 3.consortium of banks银行财团
- 4.lead a consortium牵头一个联合体
例句
- 1.
A consortium of banks agreed to finance the new airport.
一个银行财团同意为新机场提供融资。
- 2.
The research was funded by an international consortium of universities.
这项研究由一个国际大学联盟资助。
- 3.
Several tech firms formed a consortium to set the standard.
几家科技公司组成联盟来制定该标准。