consignment

名词 consignment:

1. goods carried by a large vehicle
   同义词：cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment
2. the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
   同义词：commitment, committal
3. the delivery of goods for sale or disposal

1. The consignment covering our Order No ... arrived last week.
   我方第。。。号订单项下货物已于上周运到。
2. The retailer accepted the shipment on consignment.
   零售商接受了运来的寄售物品
3. Official consignment, as to a prison or mental health facility.
   官方拘留官方的授权，给监狱或心理健康机构
4. The goods have been sent to Chicago on consignment.
   货物已运到芝加哥，托人代销。

con.sign.ment

n.Abbr. cons.（名词）缩写 cons.
The act of consigning.
委托：委托的行为
Something consigned.
托付物：被托付的东西

<习惯用语>on consignment
With the provision that payment is expected only on completed sales and that unsold items may be returned to the one consigning:
寄售方式：规定只有在售完后才付款并且未售出的物品可以被退还给委托人：
例句：
The retailer accepted the shipment on consignment.
零售商接受了运来的寄售物品