margin

名词 margin:

1. the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
   同义词：border, perimeter
2. an amount beyond the minimum necessary
3. the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
   同义词：security deposit
4. (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
   同义词：gross profit, gross profit margin
5. the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
6. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
   同义词：allowance, leeway, tolerance
7. a strip near the boundary of an object
   同义词：edge

1. Please write on both sides of the paper, and don't write in the margin.
   请在纸的正反两面书写，但不要写在四周的边上。
2. The computer has been programmed (to calculate the gross profit margin on all sales).
   计算机已输入了程序指令(以计算各项销售的毛利率).
3. There was a nice red tick in the margin.
   边上打了一个漂亮的红勾。
4. He left early and caught the train by a good margin.
   他很早动身，有充裕的时间赶上火车。
5. Leave a good safety margin between your car and the next.
   要在你的汽车和另一辆车之间留出一段足够的安全距离。
6. The little boy likes to make notes in the margin of books.
   小男孩喜欢在书页空白边上做笔记。
7. He beat the other runners by a margin of ten seconds.
   他比其他运动员早10秒钟到达终点。

mar.gin

n.Abbr. marg.（名词）缩写 marg.
An edge and the area immediately adjacent to it; a border.See Synonyms at border
边缘，边界：边和邻近的区域；边界参见 border
The blank space bordering the written or printed area on a page.
空白页边：纸页上书写或印刷部分旁边的空白
A limit in a condition or process, beyond or below which something is no longer possible or acceptable:
极限：一种情况或过程的极点，在这以上或以下某些事情就无法做到或无法被接受：
例句：
the margin of reality; has crossed the margin of civilized behavior.
接近真实；超越了文明行为的限度

An amount allowed beyond what is needed:
余地：超过实际要求的一个数量：
例句：
a small margin of safety.See Synonyms at room
不怎么安全参见 room

A measure, quantity, or degree of difference:
差数，差额：尺度、数量或程度上的不同：
例句：
a margin of 500 votes.
五百张选票的差额

Economics
【经济学】
The minimum return that an enterprise may earn and still pay for itself.
边际收益：企业赢利并能付清自身费用所需的最低利润
The difference between the cost and the selling price of securities or commodities.
盈余：证券或商品的成本与销售价之间的差额
The difference between the market value of collateral and the face value of a loan.
贷款保证金的市面价格与面额之间的差价
An amount in money, or represented by securities, deposited by a customer with a broker as a provision against loss on transactions made on account.
交易保证金：由客户付给经纪人的一笔钱或一定数目的证券，作为防止在帐面交易时发生损失的经费
Botany The border of a leaf.
【植物学】 树叶的边缘
v.tr.（及物动词）
mar.gined,mar.gin.ing,mar.gins
To provide with a margin.
加边于
To be a margin to; border.
成为…的边；界定
To inscribe or enter in the margin of a page.
在书页边上作注释或记录
Economics
【经济学】
To add margin to:
交附加的保证金：
例句：
margin up a brokerage account.
在交易户头上添加保证金

To deposit margin for:
给…付保证金：
例句：
margin a transaction.
存入交易保证金

To buy or hold (securities) by depositing or adding to a margin.
缴纳保证金：通过存入或添加保证金来购买或持有（证券）

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin margô margin- * see merg-
源自 拉丁语 margô margin- *参见 merg-

【引伸】
mar.gined
adj.（形容词）