consignment
翻譯
寄售, 託運貨物, 一批貨物, 裝運
例句
The goods are available on consignment.
這些商品可以寄售。
A large consignment of books arrived today.
今天到了一大批書。
文法模式
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.
近義詞
Synonyms: shipment, delivery, batch, load
詞源
源自拉丁語「con-」(共同)+「signare」(簽署,標記)。指透過簽署文件正式移交貨物。
記憶技巧
想像一下「簽署(sign)」文件,將貨物交給別人出售。這是對財產的正式「共同委託(con-sign)」。