consignment
翻译
寄售, 托运货物, 一批货物, 装运
例句
The goods are available on consignment.
这些商品可以寄售。
A large consignment of books arrived today.
今天到了一大批书。
语法模式
a consignment of ((sth.)) 一批(某物) A large consignment of books arrived.
on consignment 以寄售方式 The goods are sold on consignment.
近义词
Synonyms: shipment, delivery, batch, load
词源
源自拉丁语“con-”(共同)+“signare”(签署,标记)。指通过签署文件正式移交货物。
记忆技巧
想象一下“签署(sign)”文件,将货物交给别人出售。这是对财产的正式“共同委托(con-sign)”。