| 单词 | commercial |
| 释义 | commercial —commercially, adv. /keuh merr"sheuhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of commerce. 2. engaged in commerce. 3. prepared, done, or acting with sole or chief emphasis on salability, profit, or success: a commercial product; His attitude toward the theater is very commercial. 4. able to yield or make a profit: We decided that the small oil well was not commercial. 5. suitable or fit for a wide, popular market: Communications satellites are gradually finding a commercial use. 6. suitable for or catering to business rather than private use: commercial kitchen design; commercial refrigeration. 7. (of a vehicle or its use) a. engaged in transporting passengers or goods for profit. b. civilian and public, as distinguished from military or private. 8. not entirely or chemically pure: commercial soda. 9. catering esp. to traveling salespeople by offering reduced rates, space for exhibiting products, etc.: a commercial hotel. 10. (in U.S. government grading of beef) graded between standard and utility. 11. paid for by advertisers: commercial television. n. 12. Radio and Television. a paid advertisement or promotional announcement. 13. (in U.S. government grading of beef) a. a low-quality grade of beef between standard and utility. b. a cut of beef of this grade. 14. Brit. Informal. a traveling salesperson. [1680-90; COMMERCE + -IAL] Syn. 1. COMMERCIAL, MERCANTILE refer to the activities of business, industry, and trade. COMMERCIAL is the broader term, covering all the activities and relationships of industry and trade. In a derogatory sense it may mean such a preoccupation with the affairs of commerce as results in indifference to considerations other than wealth: commercial treaties; a merely commercial viewpoint. MERCANTILE applies to the purchase and sale of goods, or to the transactions of business: a mercantile house or class. |
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