free trade

IPA/ˌfriː ˈtreɪd/
IPA/ˌfriː ˈtreɪd/

free trade — 名詞

1. a system in which countries buy and sell goods across borders without government

1.名詞B2
釋義

自由貿易

國家間無關稅壁壘的貿易體系

a system in which countries buy and sell goods across borders without government restrictions such as tariffs, quotas, or bans designed to protect home industries

例句

Before free trade, each shipment of Ghanaian cocoa to Europe carried a 12% import tariff.

在自由貿易實施前，每批運往歐洲的迦納可可豆都須繳納 12% 的進口關稅。

before-and-after: shows the tariff barrier that free trade removes

The free trade agreement between Kenya and Tanzania cut tariffs on food.

肯亞與坦尚尼亞之間的自由貿易協定降低了食品關稅。

collocation: free trade agreement

常見搭配
  • free trade agreement
  • free trade zone
  • free trade area
  • free trade deal
  • promote free trade
  • oppose free trade
同義詞
  • open market

    broader term that can refer to domestic as well as international trade, and emphasizes access for all participants

  • laissez-faire

    a wider economic philosophy of minimal government intervention in all markets, not limited to cross-border trade

反義詞
  • protectionism

    the policy of using tariffs and quotas to shield domestic industries from foreign competition

用法筆記

Uncountable noun — do not use with an article. Often appears in compound nouns: free trade agreement, free trade zone, free trade area.

常見錯誤

They signed a free trade.
They signed a free trade agreement.
free trade is uncountable; you need a countable noun like agreement or deal after it.

同根字

  • free trader
    名詞C1
  • free-trade
    形容詞B2
  • protectionism
    名詞B2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • free trade agreement
  • free trade zone
  • free trade area
  • free trade policy
  • free trade deal

常用片語

  • promote free trade
  • support free trade
  • oppose free trade
  • negotiate free trade

介系詞搭配

  • free trade between
  • free trade in
  • free trade with