maquila

n. （外资公司在墨西哥开办的、产品回销本国的）组装工厂

词形变化

maquilas 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of medio, half-celemin, a traditional Spanish unit of dry measure equivalent to about 2.3 L.

  2. 2.

    Synonym of maquiladora, a factory or sweatshop in Latin American and Spanish contexts.

  3. 1.

    Alternative spelling of makila, a kind of walking stick.

词源

From Spanish maquila, from Andalusian Arabic مَكِيلَة (makíla), from Arabic مَكِيلَة (makīla, “measured”). In reference to factories, via Spanish clipping of maquiladora, from maquilar (“to assemble”) + -adora (“-ator: forming agent nouns”), from maquilar's original sense of taking a toll of grain. Also understood as a clipping within English.

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