商業(yè),貿(mào)易(buying and selling of goods,esp on a large scale and between different countries)[U]:promote~with other countries/other nations促進(jìn)與其他國家間的貿(mào)易;be engaged in~從事商業(yè);overseas~海外貿(mào)易;〖同〗trade,traffic,business;
→com′mercial adj;
【辨異】commerce與trade和traffic都可表示“貿(mào)易”。trade 是通常用語,如:a brisk trade between the nations(這些國家之間活躍的貿(mào)易);commerce指數(shù)量很大、地域很廣的大型貿(mào)易,如:international commerce(國際貿(mào)易);traffic(買賣,交易)可特指某種貿(mào)易,通常包含有旅行、運(yùn)輸、交易活動等內(nèi)容,如:the slave traffic(奴隸買賣)。