• n. 交易；便宜貨；契約
• v. 討價還價；議價；(談價錢后)賣

來自拉丁詞barca, 駁船，同barge. 指駁船上裝載貨物進行的一種傳統的交易方式。

bargain

bargain: [14] Bargain appears to be distantly related to borrow. Its immediate source was Old French bargaignier ‘haggle’, but this was probably borrowed from Germanic *borganjan, a derivative of *borgun (from which ultimately we get borrow). The sense development may have been as follows: originally ‘look after, protect’ (the related Germanic *burg- produced English borough, which to begin with meant ‘fortress’, and bury); then ‘take on loan, borrow’; then ‘take or give’; and hence ‘trade, haggle, bargain’.
=> belfrey, borough, borrow, bury

bargain (v.)

late 14c., from Old French bargaignier (12c., Modern French barguigner) "to haggle over the price," perhaps from Frankish *borganjan "to lend" or some other Germanic source, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *borgan (cognates: Old High German borgen; Old English borgian, source of borrow). Another suggestion is that the French word comes from Late Latin barca "a barge," because it "carries goods to and fro." There are difficulties with both suggestions. Related: Bargained; bargaining.

bargain (n.)

mid-14c., "business transaction or agreement," also "that which is acquired by bargaining," from Old French bargaine, from bargaignier (see bargain (v.)). Meaning "article priced for special sale" is from 1899. A bargain basement (1899) originally was a basement floor in a store where bargains were displayed.

1. They prefer to bargain with individual clients, for cash.

在現款方面，他們更愿意同散戶打交道。

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2. They need hostages in order to bargain with the government.

他們要想同政府討價還價就得有人質。

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3. Fresh salmon is a bargain at the supermarket this week.

這周超市的新鮮鮭魚特價銷售。

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4. Clothes are the best bargain, with many items marked down.

買衣服是最劃算的，許多衣服都降價了。

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5. Majorca and Ibiza are tops for holiday bargain-hunters in June.

對于實惠型度假者來說，馬略卡島與伊維薩島是6月份的絕好選擇。

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