early 15c., "benefit, profit, welfare;" later "a convenient or useful product," from Middle French commodité "benefit, profit," from Latin commoditatem (nominative commoditas) "fitness, adaptation, convenience, advantage," from commodus "suitable, convenient" (see commode). General sense "property possession" is from c. 1500.
实用例句
1. Many brokers were charged with cheating customers in commodity trades.
许多经纪人被指控在商品交易中欺骗顾客。来自柯林斯例句
2. Money was a commodity she never thought about except in the abstract.
钱对她来说就是个抽象的东西，她从不去想钱。来自柯林斯例句
3. The authorities took measures to roll commodity price back.
当局采取措施使物价全面回降.来自《简明英汉词典》
4. There is an abundance of commodity supplies on the markets.
