fran.chise

franchise的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈfrænˌtʃaiz]
KK音标发音： [ˈfrænˌtʃaɪz]

franchise的词性：
n.（名词）

1. A privilege or right officially granted a person or a group by a government, especially:
给予…特权：政府正式赋予个人或一个集团的权利或特权，尤指；

2. The constitutional or statutory right to vote.
选举权：宪法或法律规定的选举权

3. The establishment of a corporation's existence.
公司法则：公司赖以存在的法则

4. The granting of certain rights and powers to a corporation.
公司权：赋予公司一定的权利和权力

5. Legal immunity from servitude, certain burdens, or other restrictions.
特许权：免除奴役、负担或其它限制

6. Authorization granted to someone to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a certain area.
特许经营权：特许给个人在特定的领土内销售商品或提供服务的权利

7. A business or group of businesses established or operated under such authorization.
被授予特权的企业：在这种特权下被建立或管理的一个或一组企业

8. The territory or limits within which immunity, a privilege, or a right may be exercised.
特区：可以享有豁免权、特权或权利的区域范围

9. Informal A professional sports team.
【非正式用语】 职业运动队

franchise的词性：
v.tr.（及物动词）

10. To grant a franchise to.
赋予特权

franchise的词源：

11. Middle English fraunchise
中古英语 fraunchise

12. from Old French franchise
源自 古法语 franchise

13. from franche [feminine of] franc [free, exempt] * see frank ¹
源自 franche [] franc的阴性词 [无偿的，被免除的] *参见 frank¹