contractor
英 [k?n'tr?kt?]
美[k?n'tr?kt?]
- n. 承包人；立契約者
TEM4TOEFL中低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?contractors;
助記提示
1、con- "together" + tract- + -or.
中文詞源
contractor 合同商
來自contract, 合同。
英文詞源
- contractor (n.)
- 1540s, "one who enters into a contract," from Late Latin contractor, agent noun from past participle stem of Latin contrahere (see contract (n.)); specifically of "one who enters into a contract to provide work, services, or goods" from 1724.
雙語例句
- 1. It criticises the main contractor for seriously erring in its original estimates.
- 它批評主要承包商在其最初估價中犯了嚴重的錯誤。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.
- 那個東京的承包商被要求退還6000美元作為傭金.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. We told the building contractor that we wanted a garage big enough for two cars.
- 我們告訴建筑承包商，我們需要一個能容得下兩輛車的車庫。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.
- 承包商所建房屋的式樣,有幾分要看地勢而定.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. A contractor was hired to drain the reservoir and to excavate soil from one area for replacement with clay.
- 雇了一個承包商抽干水庫的水，挖掉一個區域的泥土后再用黏土填上。
來自柯林斯例句