1590s, "arithmetical table," also "official list of customs duties on imports or exports; law regulating import duties," from Italian tariffa "tariff, price, assessment," Medieval Latin tarifa "list of prices, book of rates," from Arabic ta'rif "information, notification, a making known; inventory of fees to be paid," verbal noun from arafa "he made known, he taught." Sense of "classified list of charges made in a business" is recorded from 1757. The U.S. Tariff of Abominations was passed in 1828.
双语例句
1. There is a very high tariff on jewelry.
宝石类的关税率很高.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The daily tariff includes accommodation and unlimited use of the pool and gymnasium.
日常费用包括住宿以及游泳池和健身房的不限时使用。
来自柯林斯例句
3. A copy of the tariff is placed in each room of the hotel.
旅馆的每一个房间都有一份价目表.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. The government is going to lower the tariff on importing cars.
政府打算降低进口汽车的关税。
来自辞典例句
5. The government is going to lower the tariff on imported cars.