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economics 經濟學 a product or a raw material that can be bought and sold 商品 rice, flour and other basic commodities 稻米、面粉和其他基本商品 a drop in commodity prices 商品價格的下跌 Crude oil is the world's most important commodity. 原油是世界上最重要的商品。 basic agricultural commodities 基本農産品
Synonyms productproductTopics Businessc1, Moneyc1- goods
- commodity
- merchandise
- produce
- product a thing that is produced or grown, usually to be sold:
to create/develop/launch a new product 創造／開發／推出新産品
- goods things that are produced to be sold:
cotton/leather goods 棉織／皮革商品 electrical goods 電器商品
- commodity (economics
) a product or raw material that can be bought and sold, especially between countries: 尤指國家間貿易的商品： rice, flour and other basic commodities 稻米、面粉和其他基本商品
- merchandise [U] goods that are bought or sold; things that you can buy that are connected with or advertise a particular event or organization:
official Olympic merchandise 奧林匹克運動會官方指定商品
goods or merchandise? 用 goods 還是 merchandise？ - produce [U] things that have been grown or made, especially things connected with farming:
We sell only fresh local produce. 我們只售當地的新鮮農産品。
- consumer/industrial products/goods/commodities
- household products/goods
- farm products/produce
- luxury products/goods/commodities
- to sell/market a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise/produce
- to export a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise
- to buy/purchase a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise/produce
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- basic
- important
- primary
- …
- produce
- market
- exchange
- futures
- …
- trade in commodities
- (formal)
a thing that is useful or has a useful quality 有用的東西；有使用價值的事物 Water is a precious commodity that is often taken for granted in the West. 水很寶貴，但在西方國家人們往往意識不到這一點。 Time is a very valuable commodity. 時間是非常寶貴的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hot
- precious
- valuable
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French commodite or Latin commoditas, from commodus ‘convenient’.