单词 | trafficked |
释义 | traffickedadj.ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trader > merchant > [adjective] > experienced in trade trafficked1561 1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer iii. sig. Bb.iv Merchaunt men a longe time trafficked in that countrey. 1598 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 3 Last Bks. v. iii. 72 Her husband a farre-trafiq;'d man, Is a profest Peripatecian. ΚΠ 1592 J. Eliot Survay France 79 This is the greatest trafficked towne in Quercy, as dealing with corne, wine, wood, saffron, oyle, wool, salt, and fish. 1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (new ed.) viii. sig. O7 Lett fortune then our sadd, and shipwrack'd state Beyond the knowne, and traffiqu'd world translate. 1668 D. L. Map Whole World 115 Chelme with its Furs Sables, Ermins, Beef, Wool, Honey, Wax and Mede; and the well traffiqued Lemburgh. 3. a. Of a commodity: that is or has been traded, bartered, or sold. Frequently figurative and in extended use: treated as or turned into a commodity, typically with negative connotations, implying that trading or dealing in such an item is inappropriate, dishonourable, or unworthy. Now rare and chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > [adjective] > dealt in by trade chaffered1377 trafficked1666 factored1732 monetized1945 1666 tr. Horace Ode xxviii, in A. Brome et al. tr. Horace Poems i. 39 May on ev'ry side, thy traffiqu'd goods In plenty flow to thee from Ioves just hand. 1769 Another Estimate Manners & Princ. Present Times 110 How flames my blood, indignant at the thought That laws are barter'd, traffick'd passions bought! 1834 Aurora 27 Aug. 53/3 The trafficked consciences, the shame of our age. 1847 Playford's Soham Mag. June 86 A hearth wide enough to roast a stalled ox..engaged in frizzling a tiny trafficked herring. 1873 E. M. Goulburn Holy Catholic Church iii. 80 The deep degeneracy of the mediaeval Church,..its image-worship, its relic-worship, its trafficked indulgences. 1918 Jrnl. Educ. (Univ. of Boston School of Educ.) 4 Apr. 373/2 Mad, passionate, hopeless searching through Earth Bazar of trafficked beauty. 1998 Colloque Internat. d'archéologie Islamique 36 335 Amphorae used as containers for trafficked goods such as wine and olive oil. b. Of a person: traded or procured for the purpose of slavery or exploitation; (in later use esp.) that has been forcibly or illegally relocated from one country or region to another, typically for coercion into prostitution, forced labour, or other forms of exploitation. Also of labour, prostitution, etc.: involving such a person.rare before late 20th cent. ΚΠ 1853 T. Parker 2 Serm. before 28th Congregational Soc. Boston ii. 44 The slave-trade was once exceedingly profitable... But the minister is to ask for its effects on men; the men that traffic, and the trafficked men. 1924 Cosmopolitan Apr. 158/3 The curse of the trafficked woman on the trafficker. 1986 Xinhua News Agency Bull. 20 Mar. 29 The two organizations have been able to free only 45 of the trafficked women. 1995 K. L. Barry Prostitution of Sexuality v. 184 The distinction..between sex industrialization and trafficked prostitution is based..on the way women are procured for prostitution. 2004 Clamor Mag. July 51/1 The discovery of trafficked labor shocked the community. 2015 E. West in I. Geary & A. Pabst Blue Labour v. xiv. 205 Open borders allowed the shocking proliferation of trafficked sex slaves in British cities. c. Of officially controlled or stolen goods or substances: traded or dealt in illegally; transported from one country or region to another in the course of illegal trade. ΚΠ 1974 tr. in Transl. Narcotics & Dangerous Drugs No. 152. 10 Hashish, marihuana, LSD, and amphetamines were the most trafficked drugs. 1999 Threats & Challenges to Maritime Security (U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence) iii. 34 Trafficked weapons will include..older weapons drawn from arms caches maintained by stateless organizations. 2004 J. S. Albanese Organized Crime in Our Times (ed. 4) viii. 204 Trafficked stolen property consisted primarily of clothing, electronics, currency, and precious stones. 2013 Yorks. Post (Nexis) 21 June Smuggled elephant tusks worth an estimated £6.4m were crushed and burned yesterday in the biggest known destruction of trafficked ivory outside Africa. 4. Of a road, area, etc.: passed over or through by vehicles or (less commonly) by people; used by or busy with traffic. Chiefly with preceding modifying adverb. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [adjective] > travelled on, over, or through travelled1625 trafficked1834 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [adjective] > frequented by travellers or traffic trafficked1834 travelled1882 1834 Hereford Jrnl. 16 Apr. Strong paving stones..were never in use in the less trafficked roads of Herefordshire. 1896 Hearth & Home 2 Apr. 197/2 The guidance through the trafficked street, the passage through varied scenes..add to this exercise those elements of amusement, occupation, and recreation. 1925 Times 20 Feb. 20/4 The sparsely settled and thinly trafficked parts of London. 1957 N.Y. Times 14 July ii. 39/6 Set aside a small part of the lawn for foot traffic. The trafficked area then receives all available water. 1978 Home Repair Bk. i. viii. 76/1 These materials are not washable, so consider this when placing them in a much-trafficked room. 2000 J. Cummings World Food: Thailand 66 A multi-laned and heavily trafficked freeway. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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