| 释义 |
con·sor·ti·um
\kənˈsȯrsh(ē)əm, -ȯrd.ēəm\ noun
(plural consor·tia \-rsh(ē)ə, -rd.ēə\ ; also consortiums \-mz\)
Etymology: Latin, fellowship, from consort-, consors + -ium
1. : an international business or banking agreement or combination (as for the financial assistance of another nation or for the control of a particular industry in a country or countries) — compare cartel, trust
2. : association, fellowship, club, society
< speaking of distinguished consortia, a new one called the Renaissance Society of America is announced — New York Herald Tribune Book Review >
3.
a. : marital association — used chiefly in a legal action for damages for injury to a spouse or for alienation of a spouse's affections
< loss of consortium >
b. : persistent intimate association of different kinds of organisms usually with close physical contact (as in the symbiosis of certain algae) |