transactions

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transactions — 名詞

  • transactionssingular
  • transactionsesplural

1. An arrangement between two or more people or groups in which one side gives mone

1.名詞B1
釋義

交易

買賣雙方間的金錢與商品交換

An arrangement between two or more people or groups in which one side gives money and the other side gives a product or service.

例句

Nadia checked her bank app to make sure the online transaction had gone through.

Nadia 檢查了她的銀行應用程式，確認這筆線上交易已完成。

collocation: online transaction

The store processed over three hundred credit-card transactions in a single day.

那家商店在一天之內處理了超過三百筆信用卡交易。

collocation: credit-card transaction

常見搭配
  • carry out a transaction
  • complete a transaction
  • process a transaction
  • record a transaction
  • business transaction
  • cash transaction
  • online transaction
  • credit-card transaction
  • financial transaction
  • property transaction
同義詞
  • deal

    Less formal and broader in meaning; can refer to any arrangement, not just financial ones.

  • purchase

    Focuses specifically on the act of buying, whereas 'transaction' includes both buying and selling.

  • exchange

    Emphasises the two-way nature; can be non-monetary.

  • trade

    More commonly used for commercial activity in general rather than a single instance.

用法筆記

Countable noun. Often appears in compounds such as 'cash transaction', 'online transaction', or 'credit-card transaction'. The verb form is 'transact', though it is less common in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

I made a transaction with my friend to swap books.
My friend and I swapped books.
'transaction' normally refers to a commercial exchange of money for goods or services, not a casual swap.
The transaction of buying a ticket was easy.
Buying the ticket was easy.
'transaction' sounds unnecessarily formal for everyday actions.

2. A printed collection containing the talks, discussions, and decisions from the m

2.名詞C1
釋義

會刊；紀要

學會或協會的正式出版會議記錄

A printed collection containing the talks, discussions, and decisions from the meetings of a learned society or professional association.

例句

Vikram found the famous 1953 discovery described in the transactions of the Royal Society.

Vikram 在皇家學會的會刊中讀到了那項 1953 年的著名發現。

collocation: transactions of [society name]

The annual transactions of the Historical Association are published every spring.

歷史學會的年度會刊每年春天出版。

常見搭配
  • transactions of the [society]
  • published transactions
  • annual transactions
  • historical transactions
  • consult the transactions
  • read the transactions
同義詞
  • proceedings

    Very similar in meaning; 'proceedings' is more common for conferences while 'transactions' leans toward the published journal of a society.

  • minutes

    Refers to a written summary of a single meeting, not a published collection over time.

  • records

    A more general term that can refer to any type of documentation, not necessarily published.

用法筆記

Almost always used in the plural form, even when referring to a single volume of records. The word is typically capitalised when it forms part of a proper title, e.g. 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'.

常見錯誤

I need to read the transaction of the club.
I need to read the transactions of the club.
This sense is always used in the plural.
The bank transactions of the association were published online.
The society transactions were published online.
Using 'bank' before 'transactions' brings in the financial meaning; avoid ambiguity by using 'society' or 'association'.

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常用片語

  • carry out a transaction
  • complete a transaction
  • process a transaction
  • record a transaction
  • make a transaction

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