| 单词 | trigger-point |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrigger-point trigger-point n. (a) Physiology and Pathology (cf. trigger area n. above); (b) U.S. a price level at which price controls are imposed or re-imposed. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > [noun] > specific price level trigger-point1891 support level1906 ceiling1934 roof1939 floor1941 support floor1942 1891 Cent. Dict. Trigger point. 1900 in W. A. N. Dorland Med. Dict. (1913) 1952 N.Y. Times 12 Aug. (Late City ed.) 32/6 The federation estimates that at the beginning of suspension the average of current prices was 69.39 per cent of their 1951 highs, which meant that they could rise a little more than 15 per cent before reaching the so-called ‘trigger-point’. 1979 H. Kissinger White House Years ix. 330 I had to learn an entire vocabulary of international trade, such as ‘export subsidy techniques’ as well as the arcane complexity of ‘trigger points’ (at which restraints would go into effect). < as lemmas |
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