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discount

英 ['dɪskaʊnt] 美[dɪs'kaʊnt]
  • n. 折扣;贴现率
  • vi. 贴现;打折扣出售商品
  • vt. 打折扣;将…贴现;贬损;低估;忽视

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词态变化


复数: discounts;第三人称单数: discounts;过去式: discounted;过去分词: discounted;现在分词: discounting;

中文词源


discount 折扣

dis-, 不,非,使相反。count, 数。即没有计算在内的,折扣。

英文词源


discount (n.)
1620s, "abatement," alteration of 16c. French descompte, from Medieval Latin discomputus (source of Italian disconto), from discomputare (see discount (v.)). Meaning "deduction for early payment" is from 1680s; meaning "reduction in the price of goods" attested by 1837.
discount (v.)
1620s, "reckon as an abatement or deduction," from Old French desconter (13c., Modern French décompter), from Medieval Latin discomputare, from dis- (see dis-) + computare "to count" (see count (v.)). Hence, "to abate, deduct" (1650s), and figurative sense "to leave out of account, disregard" (1702). Related: Discounted; discounting.

双语例句


1. I'll sell at a discount in return for a speedy sale.
为了尽快售出,我会打折销售。

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2. Eagle Star offers a 10% discount to the over-55s.
鹰星公司给予年龄在55岁以上的顾客10%的折扣。

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3. In 1979, Liquor Barn thrived as a discount merchandiser.
1979年,LiquorBarn烈酒折扣店的生意十分红火。

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4. Full-time staff get a 20 per cent discount.
全职员工享受20%的折扣。

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5. However, traders tended to discount the rumor.
然而,商人往往不相信这一谣传。

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