free trade
free trade — 名詞
1. a system in which countries buy and sell goods across borders without government
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
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
Takeshi's company in Osaka grew after Japan signed a free trade deal.
日本簽署自由貿易協定後，Takeshi 在大阪的公司便成長了。
Linh watched free trade transform Vietnam's coffee industry over ten years.
Linh 目睹自由貿易在十年內改變了越南的咖啡產業。
When Rwanda and Uganda removed all trade barriers, farmers began selling bananas directly across the border.
盧安達與烏干達取消所有貿易壁壘後，農民開始直接跨境販售香蕉。
- 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
- 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.