charter
英['t?ɑ?t?]
美['t?ɑrt?]
- vt. 特許；包租；發給特許執照
- n. 憲章；執照；特許狀
- n. (Charter)人名；(法)沙爾泰；(英)查特
詞態變化
復數:?charters;第三人稱單數:?charters;過去式:?chartered;過去分詞:?chartered;現在分詞:?chartering;
助記提示
charter?：諧音：“查它”，看是否有營業執照=（公司）執照
中文詞源
charter 憲章，章程
來自拉丁詞charta, 卡片，紙，詞源同card,cartel。指在紙上簽訂的協議和條款。
英文詞源
- charter (v.)
- early 15c., "provide with a charter," from charter (n.). Meaning "to hire" is attested from 1806. Related: Chartered; chartering.
- charter (n.)
- c. 1200, from Old French chartre (12c.) "charter, letter, document, covenant," from Latin chartula/cartula, literally "little paper," diminutive of charta/carta "paper, document" (see chart (n.)).
雙語例句
- 1. They described the Home Office scheme as a "charter for cheats"
- 他們稱內政部的方案是“對詐騙的縱容”。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. the European Union's Social Charter of workers' rights
- 保障工人權利的歐盟社會憲章
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. This new law amounts to a tax evader's charter.
- 這項新法律簡直成了為逃稅者開的許可證.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Are you going by a scheduled flight or by charter.
- 你是搭班機去呢還是坐包機去呢?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. They have yachts available for charter.
- 他們有供包租的游艇.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》