commission
【委员会,佣金,提成,委托,授权】
The survey of 2,000 American adults, commissioned by the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC), found the average person would be happiest waking up at 8:15 in the morning.
这项由美国高丛蓝莓协会(USHBC)委托开展、针对 2000 名美国成年人的调查发现,普通人在早上 8 点 15 分醒来时最开心。
"Commission" 有多个含义,具体取决于上下文。以下是它的主要用法:
1. 委员会,专门小组(名词,指负责特定任务的组织)
- The government set up a commission to investigate the issue.
(政府成立了一个委员会来调查这个问题。) - She is a member of the European Commission.
(她是欧盟委员会的成员。)
2. 佣金,提成(名词,指因销售或介绍业务而获得的报酬)
- The salesperson earns a 10% commission on each sale.
(销售员每笔交易能获得 10% 的佣金。) - He works on commission, so his income depends on sales.
(他靠佣金赚钱,所以收入取决于销售情况。)
3. 委托,授权(名词,指正式委托某人做某事)
- The artist received a commission to paint a mural.
(这位艺术家受委托绘制一幅壁画。) - The architect got a commission to design a new museum.
(这位建筑师受托设计一座新博物馆。)
4. 正式委托,授权某人做某事(动词,意思是“委托、任命”)
- The company commissioned a report on market trends.
(公司委托了一份市场趋势报告。) - The navy commissioned a new battleship.
(海军正式启用了新战舰。)
5. (军队)授予军衔,任命军官(动词)
- He was commissioned as a lieutenant in the army.
(他被授予陆军中尉军衔。)
6. (机器、设备)投入使用(短语 "in commission" / "out of commission")
- The ship is now in commission.(这艘船现在正式服役。)
- The elevator is out of commission.(电梯坏了,不能用了。)