consignment

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent. countable,uncountable
    — To E. M. McVicker and Co., Southampton, England. "We undertake no guarantee for goods damaged in transit. As soon as the consignment was taken on board we drew your captain's attention to the fact that the vessel was unsuitable for the transport of Robots, and we are therefore not responsible for spoiled freight. We beg to remain for Rossum's Universal Robots. Yours truly."
  2. The act of consigning. countable,uncountable
  3. The sale of one's own goods (clothing, furniture, etc.) through a third-party vendor, in exchange for a portion of the sale price, and with the consigner retaining ownership of the goods until they are sold or abandoned. countable,uncountable

词形变化

consignments plural

词汇关系

衍生词
consignment note consignment shop nonconsignment reconsignment
相关词
consignee consignor

词源

Etymology tree
English consign
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Old French -mentbor.
Middle English -ment
English -ment
English consignment
From consign + -ment.
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