cottage industry

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A job or occupation carried out at home or on a part-time basis, historically often manufacturing work such as sewing, lacemaking, or spinning.
    — Near-synonym: proto-industry
  2. A small-scale industry, with relatively few employees or a limited customer base or low economic impact. broadly
    — Customers quickly sensed the change when CA took over a company: The new owners vigorously enforced license agreements, often in the courts. A cottage industry soon sprang up to advise companies on how to negotiate with CA.

词形变化

cottage industries plural
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