importation
/ˌɪmpɔːˈteɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪmpɔːrˈteɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌim-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən -pər-/ (ame, mw)
importation — noun
- importationsingular
- importationsplural
1. the process or activity of bringing goods, animals, customs, or ideas from one c
the process or activity of bringing goods, animals, customs, or ideas from one country to be used or sold in another; can also refer to the things that arrive this way.
Australia bans the importation of fresh fruit to protect its farms from pests.
importation of + [goods]
Hassan studies the importation of Persian rugs from Iran to European markets.
importation of + [goods] + from + [country]
The importation of horses from Spain helped change farming across the Americas.
Strict rules control the importation of meat into Japan after the disease outbreak.
Lukas wrote a report on the importation of cheap steel into Germany.
- import
the plural 'imports' is the everyday word for goods brought in; 'importation' names the act or process.
- introduction
broader; covers any first bringing-in, not only across borders.
- exportation
the act of sending goods or ideas out of a country to another.
文法句型
importation of [noun]
importation from [country]
用法筆記
Most often used in news, legal, and academic writing about trade or regulation; everyday speech usually picks the verb 'import' or the plural noun 'imports' instead.
常見錯誤
2. the act of moving a copy of files, contacts, or other digital information from o
the act of moving a copy of files, contacts, or other digital information from one program, device, or account into another so the second one can use it.
The new email tool guides Tamar through the importation of her old contacts.
importation of + [data type]
Dario paused the importation of photos when his laptop battery dropped below ten percent.
agent + pauses + importation
Errors during the importation of customer records forced the team to start the upload again.
Ayesha checked the settings before starting the importation of files into the design app.
- exportation
saving data out of a program to a file you can use elsewhere.
文法句型
importation of [data] into [program]
用法筆記
Mostly seen in software documentation and help articles; conversational speech usually says 'import' as a verb ('import the file') rather than 'importation'.