sale

名词 n.
发音 sāl

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit. countable,uncountable
    — He celebrated after the sale of company.
  2. A hall. obsolete
  3. Ellipsis of discount sale (“the sale of goods at reduced prices”). abbreviation,alt-of,countable,ellipsis,uncountable
    — They are having a clearance sale: 50% off.
  4. The act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder. countable,uncountable

词形变化

sales plural sales plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English sale, from Old English sala (“act of selling, sale”), from Old Norse sala (“sale”), from Proto-Germanic *salō (“delivery”), from Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“to grab”).
词源 2
From Middle English sale, sal, from Old English sæl (“room, hall, castle”), from Proto-Germanic *salą (“house, hall”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“home, dwelling, village”). Cognate with West Frisian seal, Dutch zaal, German Saal, Swedish sal, Icelandic salur, Lithuanian sala (“village”). Doublet of sala and salle. Related also to salon, saloon.
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