broker多益
多益新增字・持續校對中,發現問題歡迎用頁尾回報
仲介;經紀人·斡旋;居中協調
多益核心字,仲介費相關情境常考
The broker sat between the two sides and helped broker a deal everyone could accept.

這位仲介坐在雙方中間,協助促成一筆雙方都能接受的交易。

broker 身兼名詞與動詞兩種身份,仲介和「居中促成」用的是同一個畫面。

一個畫面:居中牽線

站兩者間同時站在買方和賣方中間
牽線搭橋幫雙方互相聯繫上
雙方點頭協調到彼此都同意

義項

房仲牽線B2noun仲介;經紀人
The broker helped Mr. Lin buy a new house near the MRT station.
仲介幫林先生買到捷運站附近的新房子。
a real estate brokeran insurance broker
握手成交B2verb斡旋;居中協調
The two companies asked him to broker a deal so they could work together.
兩家公司請他居中協調,促成雙方合作。
broker a dealbroker an agreement

片語

real estate broker房屋仲介 →買賣房屋的仲介
insurance broker保單協調 →幫忙談保險的仲介
broker a deal促成交易 →居中談成一筆交易

你會不會這樣說?

The stock ___ told me to sell the shares before the price fell. (broker / broke)

看答案

broker

broker(仲介)與broke(break過去式)形似易混淆。

'The two companies asked him to broker a deal so they could work together.' 這裡的 broker 是哪一種詞性?(A) 名詞 (B) 動詞

看答案

(B)

broker 前面接 to,作動詞用,意思是居中協調、促成。

字族

brokerage 仲介業務;經紀業・stockbroker 股票經紀人

順路看看

intermediary比 broker 更正式的中間人
mediator另一種居中協調角色的說法

多益練習

本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫

情境例句

辦公室選址
The real estate broker arranged a tour of three offices near the station.
房地產仲介安排參觀車站附近的三間辦公室。
企業協商
The consultant helped broker a distribution agreement between the two companies.
顧問協助居中協調,促成兩家公司達成經銷協議。

詞族

broker noun 仲介;經紀人・brokers plural noun 仲介;經紀人(複數)・brokered verb (past tense / past participle) 居中協調;促成(過去式/過去分詞)・brokering verb (present participle) 居中協調;促成(現在分詞)

四選一

The two suppliers asked a consultant to ____ a deal between them.

  • brokered
  • brokers
  • brokering
  • broker
看答案

broker

asked someone to do something 中的 to 後接動詞原形,因此選 broker。brokered 是過去式或過去分詞,brokers 是第三人稱單數動詞或複數名詞,brokering 是 -ing 形式,均不適用於此不定詞結構。

同義改寫

The broker arranged the equipment sale between the manufacturer and the retailer. → The intermediary arranged the equipment sale between the manufacturer and the retailer.
本句已明確描述替買賣雙方安排交易的角色,因此 intermediary 可表達 broker 在此交易中的中介身分;原句未交代佣金。
The consultant was hired to broker a deal between the two suppliers. → The consultant was hired to arrange a deal between the two suppliers.
此處 broker a deal 表示居中安排交易;arrange a deal 保留顧問受聘協調雙方交易的意思,兩句都未聲稱交易已完成。

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