charter

• vt. 特许；包租；发给特许执照
• n. 宪章；执照；特许状
• n. (Charter)人名；(法)沙尔泰；(英)查特

来自拉丁词charta, 卡片，纸，词源同card,cartel。指在纸上签订的协议和条款。

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

charter (v.)

early 15c., "provide with a charter," from charter (n.). Meaning "to hire" is attested from 1806. Related: Chartered; chartering.

charter (n.)

c. 1200, from Old French chartre (12c.) "charter, letter, document, covenant," from Latin chartula/cartula, literally "little paper," diminutive of charta/carta "paper, document" (see chart (n.)).

hire, lease, rent, let, charter

这些动词均含"租，租用"之意。

hire： 多指短期租用。在英国一般指租用车、船。

lease： 指按照租约租出或租用房屋、土地或其它不动产。

rent： 在英国指较长时间租出或租入房屋、商店或土地；而在美国指长时间或短时期租用各种资产以及日用东西。

let： 尤指出租房屋或地产等。

charter： 指承租大型运输工具，如飞机、轮船、大客车以及火车等。

The movement includes independent public charter schools, such as No.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

Reform has been vigorously opposed, perhaps most egregiously in education, where charter schools, academies and merit pay all faced drawn-out battles.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

The newly revised Danish Fashion Ethical Charter clearly states: “We are aware of and take responsibility for the impact the fashion industry has on body ideals, especially on young people”.

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

The charter’s main tool of enforcement is to deny access for designers and modeling agencies to Copenhagen Fashion Week ( ' , CFW), which is run by the Danish Fashion Institute.

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

Reform has been vigorously opposed, perhaps most notoriously in education, where charter schools, academies and merit pay all faced drawn-out battles.

2012年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The newly revised Danish Fashion Ethical Charter clearly states: "We are aware of and take responsibility for the impact the fashion industry has on body ideals, especially on young people".

2016年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The new law will be a charter for unscrupulous financial advisers.

新的法律会使不诚实的金融顾问有机可乘。

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a blackmailer's charter

敲诈者可钻的法律空子

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a yacht available for charter

可供租赁的游艇

牛津词典

a chartered plane

包机

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the United Nations Charter

联合国宪章

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The Royal College received its charter as a university in 1967.

皇家学院于1967年获得升格为大学的特许状。

牛津词典

the European Union's Social Charter of workers' rights

保障工人权利的欧盟社会宪章

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...the last charter plane carrying out foreign nationals.

运送外国侨民出境的最后一架包机

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...frequent charter flights to Spain.

到西班牙的定期包机航班

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He chartered a jet to fly her home from California to Switzerland...

他包了架喷气式飞机把她从加利福尼亚送回瑞士家里。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Yesterday, a cargo ship chartered by the UN arrived in the capital carrying 1,550 tons of rice.

昨天，一艘联合国租用的货船到达首都，船上载有1,550吨大米。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They described the Home Office scheme as a 'charter for cheats'...

他们称内政部的方案是“对诈骗的纵容”。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They condemned the white paper as a charter for centralisation and selective education.

他们谴责白皮书是在怂恿中央集权和精英教育。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the Social Charter of workers' rights.

保障劳工权利的《社会宪章》

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...Article 50 of the United Nations Charter.

《联合国宪章》第50款

柯林斯高阶英语词典

We would like to charter a flight to go back to Paris.

我们想乘包机返回巴黎.

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Others, such as Massachusetts, are stricter and close down charter schools that are failing to deliver.

而有些州, 例如马萨诸塞州, 就较为严格,还会关闭那些未能达到要求的特许学校.

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The invasion of Iraq was in violation of the U . N . Charter.

对伊拉克的入侵违反了联合国宪章.

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I want those systems granted independence and the opportunity to sign the Commonwealth Charter.

我要这些体系独立然后看时机签署联邦宪章.

电影对白

Meanwhile he gave to Dublin its first charter of municipal liberties.

与此同时,他让都柏林破天荒第一次获得都市自治敕书.

辞典例句

When was the charter granted?

什么时候发执照?

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Flight schedule, overtime flight, charter flight.

班期飞行 、 加班飞行 、 包机飞行.

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We were advised to charter a bus.

我们得以忠告去租一辆车.

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Specialises in bulk transportation, capable of offering dedicated charter aircraft, trucks and vessels.

公司专门从事大件货物运输, 能够提供专门的租用飞机 、 卡车和船只.

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