1829, from Latin consortium "fellowship, participation, society," from consors (genitive consortis; see consort (n.)). Earlier, in British law, a term for "right of husband's access to his wife."
雙語例句
1. The consortium includes some of the biggest building contractors in Britain.
該聯合企業包括英國最大的一些建筑承包商。
來自柯林斯例句
2. the Anglo-French consortium that built the Channel Tunnel
修建英吉利海峽隧道的英法財團
來自《權威詞典》
3. The new aircraft was developed by a European consortium.
這種新飛機是一家歐洲財團出資研制的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. A consortium plans to build a natural-gas pipeline from Russia to supply eastern Germany.
一家財團計劃建造一條從俄羅斯向德國東部輸送天然氣的管道。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The consortium began its Herculean task by looking at supply chain processes.