business

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈbɪz.nɪs/|/ˈbɪd.nɪs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A specific commercial enterprise or establishment. countable
    — I left my father's business.
  2. A person's occupation, work, or trade. countable
    — He is in the motor and insurance businesses.
  3. Commercial, industrial, or professional activity. uncountable
    — He's such a poor cook, I can't believe he's still in business!
  4. The volume or amount of commercial trade. uncountable
    — Business has been slow lately.
  5. One's dealings; patronage. uncountable
    — I shall take my business elsewhere.
  6. Private commercial interests taken collectively. uncountable
    — This proposal will satisfy both business and labor.
  7. The management of commercial enterprises, or the study of such management. uncountable
    — I studied business at Harvard.
  8. A particular situation or activity. countable
    — This UFO stuff is a mighty strange business.
  9. Any activity or objective needing to be dealt with; especially, one of a financial or legal matter. countable
    — Our principal business here is to get drunk.
  10. Something involving one personally. uncountable
    — That's none of your business.
  11. Matters that come before a body for deliberation or action. uncountable
    — If that concludes the announcements, we'll move on to new business.
  12. Business class, the class of seating provided by airlines between first class and coach. uncountable
    — Gates, who always flew business or coach, didn't particularly like the high air fares Nishi was charging to Microsoft,[…]
  13. Ellipsis of stage business (“aspect of acting”). abbreviation,alt-of,countable,ellipsis,uncountable
    — The business with the hat is a fine example of the difficulty of distinguishing between 'natural' and 'formal' acting.
  14. Hollywood, the entertainment industry. countable,informal,uncountable
  15. Prostitution. countable,slang,uncountable
  16. The collective noun for a group of ferrets. countable,rare
    — I'm sure his goons will go through the ship like a business of ferrets, and they'll want to look in our baggage.
  17. Something very good; top quality. UK,countable,slang,uncountable
    — These new phones are the business!
  18. The act of defecation, or the excrement itself, particularly that of a non-human animal. slang,uncountable
    — Your ferret left his business all over the floor.
  19. Disruptive shenanigans. countable,slang,uncountable
  20. Matters. countable,uncountable
    — sorry business
    a funeral
形容词 adj.
  1. Of, to, pertaining to, or used for purposes of conducting trade, commerce, governance, advocacy or other professional purposes.
    — Please do not use this phone for personal calls; it is a business phone.
  2. Professional, businesslike, having concern for good business practice.
    — He is thoroughly business, but has the happy faculty of transacting it in a genial and courteous manner.
  3. Supporting business, conducive to the conduct of business.
    — Amiens is a thoroughly business town, the business being chiefly with the flax-works.

词形变化

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词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *bisīg
Old English bisiġ
Proto-Germanic *-in-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Old English bisiġnes
Middle English bisynes
English business
From Middle English busines, busynes, businesse, bisynes, from Old English bisiġnes (“business, busyness”), equivalent to busy + -ness. Doublet of busyness. Sense 17 (something very good, top quality), possibly derives from "the bee's knees"
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *bisīg
Old English bisiġ
Proto-Germanic *-in-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Old English bisiġnes
Middle English bisynes
English business
From Middle English busines, busynes, businesse, bisynes, from Old English bisiġnes (“business, busyness”), equivalent to busy + -ness. Doublet of busyness. Sense 17 (something very good, top quality), possibly derives from "the bee's knees"
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