excise
excise — 名詞
1. a charge that a government collects from businesses on particular products made
貨物稅
政府對國內特定商品課徵的稅
a charge that a government collects from businesses on particular products made and traded inside the country — commonly applied to items such as alcoholic drinks, cigarettes, and fuel.
The government raised the excise on cigarettes by ten percent last year.
政府去年將香菸的貨物稅提高了百分之十。
excise on [product]
Revenue from excise taxes helps fund public healthcare and road maintenance.
貨物稅收入有助於資助公共醫療保健和道路維護。
excise taxes fund public services
An excise on fuel makes petrol more expensive for drivers across the country.
燃料貨物稅使得全國駕駛人的汽油費用更高。
Tax inspectors collected excise duties from breweries and distilleries in the region.
稅務稽查員向該地區的啤酒廠和釀酒廠收取了貨物稅。
- tax
much broader term covering all government charges on income, property, goods, or services
- duty
often used interchangeably with excise for alcohol, tobacco, and fuel; but 'duty' also covers customs charges on imports
- levy
general term for imposing a charge; describes the action rather than the specific type of tax
- tariff
restricted to taxes on imported or exported goods, not domestic products
文法句型
excise on [product]
常見錯誤
excise — 動詞
1. to cut out or remove something unwanted from a larger whole, such as a diseased
切除；刪除
用手術切除或刪除不需要的部分
to cut out or remove something unwanted from a larger whole, such as a diseased organ from a patient's body or an irrelevant passage from a document.
The surgeon excised the small tumour from Nikos's left lung during the operation.
外科醫師在手術中切除了 Nikos 左肺的小腫瘤。
excise + noun phrase + from + noun phrase
Before publication, the editor excised several paragraphs that contained factual errors.
在出版前，編輯刪除了幾個含有事實錯誤的段落。
The dermatologist excised a suspicious mole from Tamar's arm in under ten minutes.
皮膚科醫師在十分鐘內從 Tamar 的手臂上切除了可疑的痣。
Writers sometimes excise entire chapters that no longer fit the story.
作家有時會刪除不再符合故事走向的整個章節。
- insert
for the editorial sense — putting material back in
文法句型
excise + noun phrase + from + noun phrase
excise + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used in medical writing (surgical excision) and editing (text deletion). The object is typically something unwanted: a growth, tumour, cyst, paragraph, scene, or passage. Not used for removing a limb — use 'amputate' instead.
常見錯誤
2. to apply a government levy to a product, obliging a business to pay a sum tied t
課徵貨物稅
對特定商品徵收貨物稅
to apply a government levy to a product, obliging a business to pay a sum tied to the quantity of that item that is produced or sold.
The state excised all alcoholic beverages at a rate of fifteen percent.
該州對所有酒精飲料課徵百分之十五的貨物稅。
excise + product + at rate
Hui argued that the government should not excise basic food items.
Hui 主張政府不應該對基本食品課徵貨物稅。
Many governments excise tobacco products to reduce public health costs.
許多國家對菸草產品課徵貨物稅，以降低公共衛生成本。
The new tax law excises luxury cars at a higher rate than standard vehicles.
新稅法對豪華汽車課徵的貨物稅率高於一般車輛。
- tax
broader term covering any kind of tax, not just excise
- levy
similar action — to impose a fee or charge
- impose a duty on
more formal phrasing; 'duty' overlaps with excise in tax terminology
文法句型
excise + noun phrase + at + noun phrase
excise + noun phrase
用法筆記
This verb is very rare in everyday language; the noun form ('excise') is far more common. Typically encountered in legal, financial, or government texts describing tax policy. Do not confuse with the cutting sense — context usually makes the meaning clear.