commerce

commerce
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale
    贸易;商业
    the changes in taxation are of benefit to commerce.
    税收上的变化有利于贸易。
  2. (dated)social dealings between people
    (旧)社交,交往
  3. (archaic)sexual intercourse
    (古)性交
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (in sense 2): from French, or from Latin commercium 'trade, trading', from com- 'together' + mercium (from merx, merc- 'merchandise')
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