valuation ♦︎ estimate ♦︎ quote ♦︎ quotation ♦︎ costingThese are all words for a judgement that is made about how much money sth is worth or will cost.這些詞均表示對價值的評估、估價。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an estimate / a quote / a quotation for a piece of work◆a high / low valuation / estimate / quote / quotation◆a detailed valuation / estimate / quote / quotation / costing◆a stock / market / share valuation / quote / quotation◆to give / provide / get / obtain / accept a valuation / an estimate / a quote / a quotation■valuation [countable, uncountable] a professional judgement about how much sth is worth; its estimated value(專業的)估價;估定的價值;估值◆Surveyors carried out a valuation of the property.鑒定人員對這處房産作出了估價。◆methods of land valuation土地的估價方法◆Experts set a high valuation on the painting.專家對這幅畫估價很高。 see also value ⇨ priceverb■estimate [countable] a statement of how much a piece of work will probably cost估計的成本;估價◆We got estimates for the repair work from three firms and accepted the lowest.我們收到三家公司對這項修複工程的估價,最後選取了其中報價最低者。 see also estimate ⇨ estimateverb■quote [countable] (informal, especiallyspoken) a statement of exactly how much a piece of work will cost報價;估價◆Theirs was the lowest quote, so we went with them(= got them to do the work).他們的報價最低,所以我們讓他們來做這項工作。▸quote
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[transitive] ◆They quoted us £300 for installing a shower unit.他們向我們開價300英鎊安裝淋浴設備。■quotation [countable] (ratherformal) a quote報價;估價◆You should always get a written quotation from builders before they start work.你應該每次都在建築公司開工之前拿到他們的報價單。NOTE辨析 Quote or quotation?These words have exactly the same meaning, but quote is more informal. In Business English both quote and quotation also mean 'a statement of the current value of goods or a company on the stock market'.這兩個詞的含義完全相同,只是quote不太正式。在商務英語中quote和quotation還可表示“貨物或公司目前在股市上的牌價”◆It was the first football club to have a full stock market quotation.這是第一個公開上市的足球俱樂部。 (informal) ◆Check stock quotes and email messages on your mobile phone.用手機查閱股價和電郵信息。Business journalism often uses quite informal language; business letters are more formal.商務新聞經常使用較非正式的語言,商務信函則正式得多。■costing [countable] (BrE) an estimate of how much sth such as a new service or product will probably cost(對新服務或新産品的)成本計算,成本估算◆Here is a detailed costing of our proposals.這是我們的方案的詳細成本計算。◆You'd better do some costings.你最好作一些成本估算。 see also cost ⇨ priceverbNOTE辨析 Estimate or costing?An estimate is usually for a single piece of work. A costing or costings is/are for a service or product, including estimates of all the work involved. Estimate emphasizes the final figure; costing emphasizes the process of working out that figure. * estimate通常指對一項工作的成本估算,costing或costings則指對服務或産品的成本估算,包括對所有相關工作的估算。estimate強調最終的數字,costing則強調得出該數字的計算過程。
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