exportation

/ˌekspɔːˈteɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌekspɔːrˈteɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌek-ˌspȯr-ˈtā-shən -spər-/ (ame, mw)

exportation — noun

1. the business of sending goods out of a country so buyers in another country can

1.名詞C1
釋義

the business of sending goods out of a country so buyers in another country can purchase them

例句

The exportation of rice to Japan doubled after the new trade deal.

the exportation of [goods] to [country]

Airport staff stopped the exportation of stolen paintings before the flight left.

同義詞
  • export

    much more common in everyday business English and often shorter in style

  • exporting

    emphasizes the ongoing activity rather than the formal noun

  • overseas trade

    broader because it can include importing as well as selling abroad

反義詞
  • importation

    focuses on bringing goods into a country instead of sending them out

文法句型

the exportation of [goods]

exportation to [country]

用法筆記

Mostly used in formal trade, customs, or policy writing. In everyday English, people more often say export or exports.

常見錯誤

❌The company increased its exportation to France this year.
✅The company increased its exports to France this year.
💡In everyday business English, 'exports' is usually the more natural choice for the goods sold abroad.
❌The agency arranged the exportation of tourists to Spain.
✅The agency arranged trips for tourists to Spain.
💡'Exportation' is used for goods or influences, not for moving travelers as customers.

2. when an idea, custom, or disease leaves one country and begins to spread in anot

2.名詞C1
釋義

when an idea, custom, or disease leaves one country and begins to spread in another

例句

Cheap phones helped the exportation of pop music across Southeast Asia.

the exportation of [idea/culture]

Teachers worried about the exportation of online hate into local classrooms.

同義詞
  • spread

    far more common and less formal; can happen without a border-crossing focus

  • dissemination

    formal and often used for ideas, messages, or information

  • diffusion

    more academic and often used for culture, language, or social practices

反義詞
  • containment

    focuses on stopping an idea, habit, or disease from spreading beyond its original place

文法句型

the exportation of [idea/custom/problem]

exportation into [country/region]

用法筆記

Usually used for ideas, culture, social habits, or problems crossing national borders. It is much more formal than simply saying something spread abroad.

常見錯誤

❌The exportation of the rumor across the office was fast.
✅The rumor spread quickly across the office.
💡This sense normally describes movement from one country to another, not inside one building or town.
❌The exportation of tourists changed the island culture.
✅The arrival of tourists changed the island culture.
💡Here the word describes ideas or problems spreading abroad, not people physically traveling.