名詞 charter:

1. a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation
2. a contract to hire or lease transportation

動(dòng)詞 charter:

1. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
   同義詞：rent, hire, lease
2. grant a charter to
3. engage for service under a term of contract
   同義詞：lease, rent, hire, engage, take

1. A tract of land in certain North American colonies with hereditary rights granted to the proprietor by royal charter.
   永久租地某些北美殖民地的一種地契，通過(guò)皇家憲章賦予土地所有者以繼承權(quán)
2. A royal charter exempted the Massachusetts colony from direct interference by the Crown.
   一張皇家的特許狀，使馬薩諸塞州殖民地免受英王直接干涉
3. The company was granted a charter trade in the occupied territory.
   這家公司被授予特權(quán)，可以在被占領(lǐng)地區(qū)進(jìn)行貿(mào)易活動(dòng)。
4. The holiday-makers chartered a boat to go fishing.
   渡假者租了一艘船去釣魚(yú)。

char.ter

n.Abbr. char.（名詞）縮寫(xiě) char.
A document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority, creating a public or private corporation, such as a city, college, or bank, and defining its privileges and purposes.
營(yíng)業(yè)執(zhí)照：由君主、立法機(jī)關(guān)或其他權(quán)威機(jī)構(gòu)頒發(fā)的文件，為創(chuàng)立公共或私人公司，如自治市、大學(xué)或銀行，并規(guī)定其特權(quán)和宗旨
A written grant from the sovereign power of a country conferring certain rights and privileges on a person, a corporation, or the people:
特許狀：由一個(gè)國(guó)家的君主或統(tǒng)治者授予個(gè)人、團(tuán)體或人民的某些權(quán)利和特權(quán)的書(shū)面文件：
例句：
A royal charter exempted the Massachusetts colony from direct interference by the Crown.
一張皇家的特許狀，使馬薩諸塞州殖民地免受英王直接干涉

A document outlining the principles, functions, and organization of a corporate body; a constitution:
憲章，規(guī)章：簡(jiǎn)述一團(tuán)體的原則、職能和組織的文件；憲法：
例句：
the city charter.
城市憲章

An authorization from a central organization to establish a local branch or chapter.
授權(quán)，特許：中央機(jī)構(gòu)對(duì)成立地方分會(huì)或支部的特許權(quán)
Special privilege or immunity.
特權(quán)或豁免權(quán)

A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel or space on a vessel.
商業(yè)租船契約：租用船或放船的空間的商業(yè)契約
The hiring or leasing of an aircraft, a vessel, or other vehicle, especially for the exclusive, temporary use of a group of travelers.
包租，包船，包機(jī)：雇傭或出租飛機(jī)、輪船或其他交通工具，尤指一群旅游者使用的特權(quán)、臨時(shí)住所
A written instrument given as evidence of agreement, transfer, or contract; a deed.
契據(jù)，證書(shū)：作為合約、轉(zhuǎn)讓或合同的證明的書(shū)面文書(shū)；契約
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
char.tered,char.ter.ing,char.ters
To grant a charter to; establish by charter.
給予…特權(quán)；特許設(shè)立
To hire or lease by charter:
通過(guò)契約雇傭或租約：
例句：
charter an oil tanker.
租用油輪

To hire (a bus or an airplane, for example) for the exclusive, temporary use of a group of travelers.
包租：租（如公共汽車(chē)或飛機(jī)）以供一群旅游者短時(shí)內(nèi)獨(dú)自專(zhuān)用

來(lái)源：
Middle English chartre
中古英語(yǔ) chartre
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Latin chartula [diminutive of] charta [paper made from papyrus] * see card
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) chartula [] charta的小后綴 [由紙莎草制成的紙] *參見(jiàn) card

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char.terer
n.（名詞）