| 单词 | mercantile |
| 释义 | mercantile (once / 1490 pages) adj What do merchants want to do? Buy and sell things to make a profit. The adjective mercantile describes these kinds of efforts and goals. Many people have mercantile dreams of opening a store where they can sell things they love and interact with people in their community. Sometimes, however, the word mercantile has negative connotations. Exploiting factory workers, polluting the environment, wasting natural resources? All these reflect the dark side of the mercantile pursuit of profit. WORD FAMILYmercantile: mercantilism, mercantily USAGE EXAMPLESWest Texas Intermediate for February delivery dropped 29 cents, to $53.77 a barrel, on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude shed 11 cents to $53.79 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude gained 5 cents to $53.07 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Seattle Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1adj relating to or characteristic of trade or traders "the mercantile North was forging ahead"- Van Wyck Brooks Syn commercial connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises 2adj of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism mercantile theories mercantile system 3adj profit oriented "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan Syn mercenary, moneymaking commercial connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises |
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