franchise

• n. 特权；公民权；经销权；管辖权
• vt. 给…以特许（或特权）；赋予公民权

来自古法语franc, 非奴役的，自由的，来自拉丁语francus, 法兰克人，自由人，词源同Frank. 其原词义即使享有自由权，后引申词义选举权，特许经销权等。

1. an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place

2. a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area

3. a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)

franchise

franchise: [13] Originally, franchise meant ‘freedom’ (as it still does in French today): ‘We will for our franchise fight and for our land’, Robert of Gloucester’s Chronicle 1297. Gradually, though, it became more specialized in sense, narrowing down via ‘particular legal privilege’ to (in the 18th century) ‘right to vote’. It comes from Old French franchise, a derivative of franc ‘free’ (whence English frank).
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franchise (n.)

c. 1300, fraunchise, "a special right or privilege (by grant of a sovereign or government);" also "national sovereignty; nobility of character, generosity; the king's authority; the collective rights claimed by a people or town or religious institution," also used of the state of Adam and Eve before the Fall, from Old French franchise "freedom, exemption; right, privilege" (12c.), from variant stem of franc "free" (see frank (adj.)).

From late 14c. as "freedom; not being in servitude; social status of a freeman;" early 15c. as "citizenship, membership in a community or town; membership in a craft or guild." The "special right" sense narrowed 18c. to "particular legal privilege," then "right to vote" (1790). From mid-15c. as "right to buy or sell," also "right to exclude others from buying or selling, a monopoly;" meaning "authorization by a company to sell its products or services" is from 1959.

franchise (v.)

late 14c., "to make free," from Old French franchiss-, past participle stem of franchir "to free" (12c.), from franc "free" (see frank (adj.)). Franchising is from 1570s; the commercial licensing sense is from 1966. Related: Franchisee; franchiser; franchisor.

universal adult franchise

成年人普选权

牛津词典

Catering has been franchised (out) to a private company.

餐饮特许经营权已授予一家私人公司。

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franchised restaurants

获经营权的餐厅

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a burger franchise

汉堡包特许经销店

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a franchise agreement/company

特许经销权协议；特约代销公司

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a catering/rail franchise

餐饮 / 铁路经营权

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In the reorganization, Southern Television lost their franchise.

在改组过程中南方电视公司失去了特许经营权。

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to operate a business under franchise

根据特许经营权经营

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They operate franchises in London and Paris.

他们在伦敦和巴黎经营专卖店。

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...fast-food franchises...

快餐特许经营权

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the franchise to build and operate the tunnel...

建造和经营隧道的特许权

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She has recently franchised her business...

她最近向其他公司出售了公司业务的特许经营权。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Though the service is available only in California, its founder Michael Cane says he plans to franchise it in other states...

尽管只有在加利福尼亚才有这项服务，其创立者迈克尔·凯恩表示计划在其他州出售特许经营权。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the introduction of universal franchise...

普选权的出现

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The 1867 Reform Act extended the franchise to much of the male working class.

《1867 年改革法》扩大了选举权的范围，使多数男性工人都拥有了该权利。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He runs his sandwich chain as a franchise operation.

作为一种给予特许专营权业务,他经营三明治连锁店.

期刊摘选

This is the firm that has an exclusive franchise to offer bus service in the city.

这是一家在这个城市的公共汽车服务方面拥有独占权利的厂商.

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We are specialized in car financing for retail end customers and stock financing for franchise dealers.

公司专业为零售客户购车及汽车经销商提供融资服务.

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We all know what a franchise is, we see them every day.

我们都知道连锁店是什麽, 每天也都看得到它们.

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Franchise grew up quick and performance obvious in our country.

特许经营模式在我国商业经营中成长迅速,效益明显.

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A great guy and the identity of this franchise right now.

一个好人,他是现在这支球队的代表.

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The vending franchise they're offering has flexible hours.

他们提供的出售特权具有弹性工时.

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The franchise is the foundation that the shareholder obtains every right.

摘要投票权是股东获得各项权利的基础.

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The family owns a franchise chain of restaurants.

这个家庭拥有一个特许经营的联营餐馆公司.

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In turn, the whole franchise has been saved from Bryant's desire to leave.

这件事情也改变了科比想要离开球队的想法.

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Dumars'greatest challenge now is to reconstruct a winning franchise from the ground up.

杜马斯现在最大的挑战就是彻底地重建打造一支强队.

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KFC and McDonald, which have swept the world, are the typical representatives of franchise.

风靡世界的肯德基、麦当劳, 皆是特许连锁经营的典型代表.

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They all operate under a government franchise and under a common set of rules.

他们都下运作,政府专营权和一套共同的规则.

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The insurance company insures this risk with 5 % franchise.

保险公司保这种险有百分之五的免赔额.

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The diving school has acquired a franchise for scuba equipment.

潜水学校获得潜水用水肺的特许经营权.

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