= trading post, n. 1a. Cf. outpost, n. 2. Now chiefly North American.
| 单词 | θ158821 |
| 释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town, village, or collection of dwellings > [noun] > for trading purposes (4) post1789 = trading post, n. 1a. Cf. outpost, n. 2. Now chiefly North American. outpost1802 Originally Canadian. A trading post set up in a remote place or near a frontier in order to further the commercial contacts of a larger, more… residence1890 Apparently: a trading post. Obsolete. rare. wood post1904 a station where wood is procured. |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。