英语词汇“round trade”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

round trade n. now historical a system of barter used by European traders in West Africa (see quot. 1845); cf. sense 33.

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c1810 in G. E. Brooks Yankee Traders, Old Coasters & Afr. Middlemen (1970) 321 They will require sometimes a proportion of Powder in lieu of the small Kegs in the round trade, but do not give it if you can possibly avoid it.

1845 H. Bridge Jrnl. Afr. Cruiser xiv. 114 In dealing with the natives, there was formerly a system much in vogue, but now going out of use, called the ‘round trade’. The method was, to offer one of each article; for instance, one gun, one cutlass, one flint, one brass kettle, one needle, and so on, from the commodity of greatest value down to the least.

1883 R. F. Burton & V. F. Cameron To Gold Coast II. xiv. 72 The Bristolians preserve the old ‘round trade,’ and barter native produce against cloth and beads, rum and gin, salt, tobacco, and gunpowder.

1980 A. Massing Econ. Anthropol. Kru iv. 78 Before discussing the logic of the ‘round trade’ system some remarks on the ‘bar trade’ system prevailing to the north of our area will be useful.

单词	round trade
释义	> as lemmas round trade round trade n. now historical a system of barter used by European traders in West Africa (see quot. 1845); cf. sense 33. ΚΠ c1810 in G. E. Brooks Yankee Traders, Old Coasters & Afr. Middlemen (1970) 321 They will require sometimes a proportion of Powder in lieu of the small Kegs in the round trade, but do not give it if you can possibly avoid it. 1845 H. Bridge Jrnl. Afr. Cruiser xiv. 114 In dealing with the natives, there was formerly a system much in vogue, but now going out of use, called the ‘round trade’. The method was, to offer one of each article; for instance, one gun, one cutlass, one flint, one brass kettle, one needle, and so on, from the commodity of greatest value down to the least. 1883 R. F. Burton & V. F. Cameron To Gold Coast II. xiv. 72 The Bristolians preserve the old ‘round trade,’ and barter native produce against cloth and beads, rum and gin, salt, tobacco, and gunpowder. 1980 A. Massing Econ. Anthropol. Kru iv. 78 Before discussing the logic of the ‘round trade’ system some remarks on the ‘bar trade’ system prevailing to the north of our area will be useful. extracted from roundn.¹ < as lemmas
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