| 释义 |
tradeful, a.|ˈtreɪdfʊl|
[f. trade n. + -ful.]
Full of trade; fully occupied or engaged in trading; † full of traffic; also transf. indicating busy trade.
1594Spenser Amoretti xv, Ye tradefull Merchants, that, with weary toyle, Do seeke most pretious things to make your gain. 1598Sylvester Du Bartas ii. i. iv. Handie-Crafts 23 Lo, how our Merchant-vessels to and fro Freely about our tradefull waters go. 1745Warton Pleas. Melanch. 272 Through the naked street, Once haunt of tradeful merchants, springs the grass. 1845Stocqueler Handbk. Brit. India (1854) 112 Shops and offices are shut up, or their tradeful hum and bustle all but stagnated. |