commission

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something). countable,uncountable
  2. A shirt or chemise. UK,obsolete,slang
    — As from our beds, we doe oft cast our eyes, / Cleane linnen yeelds a shirt before we rise, / Which is a garment shifting in condition; / And in the canting tongue is a commission.
  3. An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers. countable,uncountable
    — David received his commission after graduating from West Point.
  4. The thing to be done as agent for another. countable,uncountable
    — I have three commissions for the city.
  5. A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function. countable,uncountable
    — the European Commission
  6. A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction. countable,uncountable
    — a reseller's commission
  7. The act of committing (e.g. a crime or error). countable,uncountable
    — the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism
动词 v.
  1. To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something. transitive
    — James Bond was commissioned with recovering the secret documents.
  2. To place an order for (often a piece of art). transitive
    — He commissioned a replica of the Mona Lisa for his living room, but the painter gave up after six months.
  3. To put (a ship or boat, etc.) into active service. transitive
    — The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1944, during WWII.

词形变化

commissions plural commissions present,singular,third-person commissioning participle,present commissioned participle,past commissioned past commissions plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English commissioun, from Old French commission, from Latin commissiō (“sending together; commission”), from prefix com- (“with”) + noun of action missiō (“sending”), from perfect passive participle missus (“sent”), from the verb mittō (“to send”) + noun of action suffix -iō.
词源 2
Compare Italian camicia and Romanian cămeșă.
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