barter
/ˈbɑː.tər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɑːr.t̬ɚ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbär-tər/ (ame, mw) · /ˈbɑːtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɑːrtər/ (ame, ipa)
barter — 動詞
- barterpresent simple I / you / we / they
- barters3rd person singular
- bartering-ing form
- barteredpast simple
1. to trade goods or services directly with another person, exchanging what you hav
以物易物
用物品交換，不經金錢
to trade goods or services directly with another person, exchanging what you have for what they want, without using money
Mandla bartered his hand-carved wooden bowls for a bag of rice from a neighbouring farmer.
Mandla 用手工雕刻的木碗跟鄰近農夫換了一袋米。
bartered his
In the village market, Jamal bartered fresh vegetables with a trader who sold cooking oil.
Jamal 在村莊市集用新鮮蔬菜跟一位賣食用油的小販交換。
bartered fresh
The two communities agreed to barter fish for salt rather than use money.
這兩個社群同意用魚換鹽，而不使用金錢。
During the shortages, the librarian bartered old books for candles and soap.
物資短缺期間，圖書館員用舊書換取蠟燭和肥皂。
Arjun bartered his old bicycle for a guitar that his neighbour no longer played.
Arjun 用舊腳踏車跟鄰居換了一把對方不再彈的吉他。
文法句型
barter + noun + for + noun
barter + with + noun
用法筆記
Unlike buy or sell, barter involves no money at all — one item or service is swapped directly for another.
常見錯誤
barter — 名詞
1. the system or practice of exchanging goods or services for other goods or servic
物物交換
不用貨幣的交易制度
the system or practice of exchanging goods or services for other goods or services, instead of using money
In small villages, barter is still a common way to get everyday goods.
在小村莊裡，以物易物仍是取得日常用品的常見方式。
barter is
The islanders relied on a simple barter system long after coins arrived in their ports.
硬幣抵達港口之後很長一段時間，島民仍然依賴簡單的物物交換制度。
When the currency collapsed, the whole town turned to barter for food and clothing.
貨幣崩盤後，整個小鎮轉而以物易物來獲取食物和衣物。
Historians found records of barter between early farming communities and travelling merchants.
歷史學家發現早期農業社區與流動商人之間物物交換的紀錄。
Barter between neighbours helped everyone get through the difficult winter months.
鄰居之間的以物易物幫助大家度過了艱難的冬天。
用法筆記
Used as an uncountable noun: 'barter is common' not 'a barter'. The phrase 'a barter system' is acceptable when describing a type of economic arrangement.