| 释义 |
‖ sogo shosha, n.|ˌsəʊgəʊ ˈʃəʊʃə|
Pl. unchanged or (occas.) -s.
[Jap., = ‘integrated trading company’.]
In Japan, a very large company that engages in the international buying and selling of a wide range of goods and services. Cf. *shosha n.
1967L. Hollerman Japan's Dependence on World Econ. xiv. 239 Among the factors that condition the impact of liberalization is Japan's ‘unique institution’, the trading company (sōgō shōsha). 1972Guardian 16 Oct. 11/1 Japan's giant sogo shosha, or all-round trading companies, are a strictly Japanese phenomenon, unknown in any other country. They are independent firms which buy and sell not just specific goods but almost everything. 1974Columbia Jrnl. World Business Spring 78/2 In 1973 the Sogo shoshas had over 800 offices worldwide. 1985Euromoney Jan. 134/3 Any bank would be making a mistake trying to emulate massive traders like Philipp Brothers or a Japanese sogo shosha. |