Investment
[ɪn'ves(t)m(ə)nt] or [ɪn'vɛstmənt]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank.
(noun.) the act of putting on robes or vestments.
(noun.) outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism.
(noun.) the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result; 'this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking'; 'he made an emotional investment in the work'.
(noun.) money that is invested with an expectation of profit.
彻姬塔編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The act of investing, or the state of being invested.
(n.) That with which anyone is invested; a vestment.
(n.) The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.
(n.) The laying out of money in the purchase of some species of property; the amount of money invested, or that in which money is invested.
整理:玛丽
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Investing.[2]. Vestment, dress, robe, garments, habiliments, clothes.[3]. Money invested.[4]. (Mil.) Siege.
編輯:玛杰里
同義詞及反義詞:
[See INVESTITURE]
阿蒂整理
例句/造句/用法:
- The investment had not been relinquished for a moment during the day. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- It is a singular fact that electricity also so far exceeds the normal rate as to double in value and quantity of output and investment every five years. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Thus they not only had a greater investment than necessary in the truck itself, but were paying an exclusive charge in the way of operating costs and depreciation. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- That afternoon and the next day were spent in taking up ground to make the investment as complete as possible. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Ah, well, there must be plenty of capital on the look-out for such an investment. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- What you want is a good investment and a quick return. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- When he believed this investment completed, he summoned the garrison to surrender. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The money investment represented in capital stock and bonds was $11,216,886,452. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Again the shrewd comment: Generally poorest district for light, best for power, thus evening up whole city--the effect of this on investment. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Do you think I am a Jew-usurer, seeking good investment in land? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- The conditions for battle were much more favorable to us than they had been for the first two days of the investment. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- I have never been a very rich man, Mr. Holmes--never made but one investment in my life, as Dr. Trevelyan would tell you. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- He realized, however, that the enormous investment for copper would militate against the commercial adoption of electric lighting on an extended scale. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- These plants represent an approximate investment of $500,000,000, and the connection of not less than 25,000,000 incandescent lamps or their equivalent. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Then, Betsey had to look about her, for a new investment. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- I didn't know you were speaking of investments. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- They lacked confidence or did not care to increase their investments. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- To determine its exact meaning I have been obliged to work out the present prices of the investments with which it is concerned. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- Investments,' said Pancks. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Investments is the word. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
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