A grant or guarantee of rights, franchises, or privileges from the sovereign power of a state or country. (由政府当局所赋予之)特权；特许。 An official paper bestowing certain rights and privileges. 特许状；执照。 A mercantile lease of a ship or some principal part of it. (船的)租约。 A written order from the authorities of a society to establish a chapter, lodge, or branch. (社团之当局为成之分会或友部等发给之)分会许可状；分部特许证书。 To grant a charter to. 特许；发给特许状或执照。 The state chartered a new bank. 州政府特许成立一家新银行。 To hire, esp. for one's own use. 租；雇(尤指为自用)。 The school band chartered a bus for the trip. 学校乐队租了一辆车子去旅行。 charter member 【美】创始会员；发起人。 charter party 租船、飞机、车辆之契约。 the Charter of the United Nations 联合国宪章。(=the U. N. Charter) the great Charter 【英】【史】大宪章。 |