1640s, from French mercantile (17c.), from Italian mercantile, from Medieval Latin mercantile, from Latin mercantem (nominative mercans) "a merchant," also "trading," present participle of mercari "to trade," from merx (see market (n.)). Mercantile system first appears in Adam Smith (1776).
雙語例句
1. San Francisco and New York are important mercantile ports in America.
舊金山和紐約是美國的重要商港.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. After leaving the West Szechuan Mercantile Corporation , Chueh - hui and Chueh - min separated.
覺慧 和覺民 走出了商業(yè)場的前門.
來自漢英文學 - 家(1-26) - 家(1-26)
3. Its geographical location stimulated overseas mercantile enterprise.