for-profit

界面语言: zh

🇺🇸 /fɔˈprɑfət/

📖 释义

  1. adjective
    营利的
  2. noun
    营利机构

🔗 详情

词形变化

可数 复数: for-profits

常用搭配

for-profit organizationfor-profit companyfor-profit sectorfor-profit entityfor-profit institutionfor-profit hospital

派生词

nonprofitnot-for-profit

同义词

commercialproprietaryprofit-makingprivate

反义词

nonprofitnot-for-profit

易混淆词

nonprofit
EN: 'Nonprofit' describes organizations that do not distribute profits to owners; 'for-profit' describes those that do.
zh: “Nonprofit”描述的是不向所有者分配利润的组织；“for-profit”描述的是会分配利润的组织。
profitable
EN: 'Profitable' means generating a profit (a result); 'for-profit' describes the organizational structure or intent to generate profit.
zh: “Profitable”意为产生利润（一种结果）；“for-profit”描述的是组织结构或产生盈利的意图。

拼写提示

EN: Always hyphenate 'for-profit' when used as a compound adjective before a noun (e.g., 'a for-profit company'). The noun form 'for-profits' also retains the hyphen.
zh: 当“for-profit”作为名词前的复合形容词使用时，务必加连字符（例如，“a for-profit company”）。名词形式“for-profits”也保留连字符。

💬 例句

  1. The for-profit hospital chain expanded into three new states last year.

    这家营利性医院连锁机构去年扩展到了三个新州。

  2. Many for-profits are now investing in renewable energy projects.

    许多营利性公司现在正在投资可再生能源项目。