comprador

n. 买办 [经] 买办

发音

/kɒm.pɹəˈdɔɹ/
/kɒm.pɹəˈdɔː/

词形变化

compradors 复数 compradors

别名

compodore compradore

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An intermediary.

  2. 2.

    A native of a colonised country who acts as the agent of the coloniser.

    买办

  3. 3.

    A ship's chandler in the Far East.

    航海 交通

相关短语

词源

From Portuguese comprador (“buyer”), from Late Latin comparator, from Latin comparō (“to buy”), from con- (“with”) + paro (“to furnish”). In Far East, originally applied to native servants in European households, later to native managers in European businesses.

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