mercantile
/ˈmɜːkəntaɪl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɜːrkəntiːl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmər-kən-ˌtēl -ˌtī(-ə)l/ (ame, mw)
mercantile — 形容詞
- mercantilepositive
- more mercantilecomparative
- most mercantilesuperlative
1. relating to the buying and selling of goods, or to all the activities that happe
商業的；貿易的
與商業或貿易有關的
relating to the buying and selling of goods, or to all the activities that happen between companies involved in trade — for example, the laws, agreements, or records that control or describe how business is done across regions.
The librarian found old mercantile records from the 1800s stored in the basement.
圖書館員在地下室發現了十九世紀的舊商業記錄。
mercantile + noun (records, law, system)
Dr. Chen studied mercantile law in London before returning to her practice in Taipei.
陳博士在倫敦攻讀商業法，之後回到臺北執業。
Port cities often have a long history of mercantile activity with foreign countries.
港口城市通常擁有與外國進行貿易活動的悠久歷史。
The company's mercantile success depended on trust between buyers and sellers.
這家公司的商業成功有賴於買賣雙方之間的信任。
There were strict mercantile rules about which goods could cross the border.
關於哪些貨物可以跨越邊界，當時有嚴格的商業法規。
- commercial
more common in everyday business contexts; 'commercial' can describe a single transaction while 'mercantile' is broader
- trade
often used as a noun modifier ('trade agreement') and overlaps with sense 1; less formal
- business
general-purpose adjective covering any profit-oriented activity; wider range than 'mercantile'
文法句型
mercantile + noun
用法筆記
Usually placed before a noun. More formal than 'commercial,' and tends to describe broad systems, regulations, or historical contexts rather than individual business transactions.
常見錯誤
2. relating to the economic theory popular in Europe from the 1500s to the 1700s, w
重商主義的
與重商主義經濟體系有關的
relating to the economic theory popular in Europe from the 1500s to the 1700s, which held that a nation's wealth came from its supply of gold and silver, and that the government should tightly control trade to sell more goods abroad than it bought from other countries.
Under the mercantile system, colonies could only trade with their home country.
在重商主義體系下，殖民地只能與宗主國進行貿易。
mercantile system (the historical economic model)
Professor Wang showed how mercantile theory shaped trade between Europe and East Asia.
王教授說明了重商主義理論如何塑造歐洲與東亞之間的貿易。
The mercantile policies of the 1600s required all goods to travel on British ships.
十七世紀的重商主義政策規定所有貨物必須由英國船隻運送。
Historians still debate whether the mercantile era helped or hurt ordinary workers.
歷史學家仍在爭論重商主義時代對一般勞工是好是壞。
A key goal of mercantile thinking was to export more than a country imported.
重商主義思維的一個關鍵目標是讓出口多於進口。
- protectionist
describes modern policies that restrict imports; broader and not tied to a specific historical period
- colonial
partly overlapping — mercantile policies were closely tied to colonial expansion, but 'colonial' is a political rather than economic description
- free-trade
the opposing economic approach that favours open markets without government restrictions on imports and exports
文法句型
mercantile + noun
用法筆記
Almost exclusively used in historical or academic discussions of economic policy from the 16th to 18th centuries. The noun form 'mercantilism' is far more common in general use.