maquila

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of medio, half-celemin, a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L.
  2. Alternative spelling of makila, a kind of walking stick. alt-of,alternative
    — I would give one of my fingers to have your milord out on the mountains, and each of us with a maquila in his fist.
  3. Synonym of maquiladora, a factory or sweatshop in Latin American and Spanish contexts.

词形变化

maquilas plural maquilas plural

词源

词源 1
From Spanish maquila, from Andalusian Arabic مَكِيلَة (makíla), from Arabic مَكِيلَة (makīla, “measured”). In reference to factories, via Spanish clipping of maquiladora, from maquilar (“to assemble”) + -adora (“-ator: forming agent nouns”), from maquilar's original sense of taking a toll of grain. Also understood as a clipping within English.
词源 2
From Basque makila via Spanish maquila.
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