contractor

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n. 立契约的人, 承包商 [化] 承包者; 承包工厂

发音

UK /ˈkɒnˌtɹæk.tə(ɹ)/
其它

词形变化

contractors 复数 contractors

别名

contracter contr.

教材释义与例句

名词

承包人；立契约者

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A person or company that builds or improves buildings or structures.

    1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados Two days later, walking beyond the usual limit of the conventional promenade, Carrados reached a rough wooden hut such as contractors erect during the progress of their work.

  2. 2.

    A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.

  3. 3.

    A person or company hired to maintain existing facilities like air conditioning systems, groundskeeping, etc.

  4. 4.

    A person hired to do a job on a business contract, as opposed to a permanent employee.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

declarer

上位词 5

hand party organ builder constructor

下位词 8

muscle builder constructor hauler haulier musculus shipbreaker subcontractor

相关短语

contractor combatant contractor combatants general contractor independent contractor [经] 独立经营的承包商 prime contractor [经] 主要订约人, 主要承包商 main contractor [经] 主承包商, 主承包单位, 总包 dust contractor private military contractor

词源

Borrowed from Late Latin contractor, from Latin contract-, stem of contractus + -tor. First attested in the 16th century.

来源：wiktionary