记忆方法
将“discount”分解为“dis-count”。想象有“dis”（分开、分散）和“count”（数数），意思是“分散计算”或“打折计算”，暗示着价格被减少了。这种对比和动作化的联想有助于记忆这个单词。
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词族 · discount
中文词源
discount 折扣
dis-, 不，非，使相反。count, 数。即没有计算在内的，折扣。
英语词源
- discount (n.)
- 1620s, "abatement," alteration of 16c. French descompte, from Medieval Latin discomputus (source of Italian disconto), from discomputare (see discount (v.)). Meaning "deduction for early payment" is from 1680s; meaning "reduction in the price of goods" attested by 1837.
- discount (v.)
- 1620s, "reckon as an abatement or deduction," from Old French desconter (13c., Modern French décompter), from Medieval Latin discomputare, from dis- (see dis-) + computare "to count" (see count (v.)). Hence, "to abate, deduct" (1650s), and figurative sense "to leave out of account, disregard" (1702). Related: Discounted; discounting.
权威例句
- 1. I'll sell at a discount in return for a speedy sale.
- 为了尽快售出，我会打折销售。
- 2. Eagle Star offers a 10% discount to the over-55s.
- 鹰星公司给予年龄在55岁以上的顾客10％的折扣。
- 3. In 1979, Liquor Barn thrived as a discount merchandiser.
- 1979年，LiquorBarn烈酒折扣店的生意十分红火。
- 4. Full-time staff get a 20 per cent discount.
- 全职员工享受20%的折扣。
- 5. However, traders tended to discount the rumor.
- 然而，商人往往不相信这一谣传。