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."
实用例句
1. The consortium includes some of the biggest building contractors in Britain.
该联合企业包括英国最大的一些建筑承包商。来自柯林斯例句
2. the Anglo-French consortium that built the Channel Tunnel
修建英吉利海峡隧道的英法财团来自《权威词典》
3. The new aircraft was developed by a European consortium.
这种新飞机是一家欧洲财团出资研制的.来自《简明英汉词典》
4. A consortium plans to build a natural-gas pipeline from Russia to supply eastern Germany.
一家财团计划建造一条从俄罗斯向德国东部输送天然气的管道。来自柯林斯例句
5. The consortium began its Herculean task by looking at supply chain processes.
