商业,贸易(buying and selling of goods,esp on a large scale and between different countries)[U]:promote~with other countries/other nations促进与其他国家间的贸易;be engaged in~从事商业;overseas~海外贸易;〖同〗trade,traffic,business;
→com′mercial adj;
【辨异】commerce与trade和traffic都可表示“贸易”。trade 是通常用语,如:a brisk trade between the nations(这些国家之间活跃的贸易);commerce指数量很大、地域很广的大型贸易,如:international commerce(国际贸易);traffic(买卖,交易)可特指某种贸易,通常包含有旅行、运输、交易活动等内容,如:the slave traffic(奴隶买卖)。