单词 | development aid |
释义 | > as lemmasdevelopment aid development aid n. financial aid given by governments or other agencies to support the long-term economic advancement of a country or region, esp. one currently underdeveloped. ΚΠ 1939 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 6 May d2/7 (headline) Nicaragua seeks development aid. 1983 ‘J. le Carré’ Little Drummer Girl i. 13 An envoy from the Ivory Coast was speaking on the international telephone, advising his masters of his latest efforts to wring development aid out of an increasingly reluctant German exchequer. 2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 Sept. a23/3 Mainstream economists..campaign to convince rich countries to give more development aid. < as lemmas |
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