syndicate
syndicate — 名詞
1. a temporary group formed by several companies, banks, or individuals who put the
企業聯盟
數家公司或銀行合組的商業聯盟
a temporary group formed by several companies, banks, or individuals who put their money together to fund a large business project that none of them could afford alone.
The construction syndicate included four engineering firms and two international banks.
這家建築業辛迪加由四間工程公司和兩家國際銀行組成。
syndicate included [number] [organizations] — naming members
Rafael joined a syndicate of investors who were funding the new railway line.
Rafael 加入了一個投資集團，該集團正在為新建鐵路籌集資金。
syndicate of [people] — listing participants
A banking syndicate was formed to provide the three billion dollars in loans.
一個銀行團成立，負責提供三十億美元的貸款。
The syndicate agreed to share the profits and risks of the oil exploration project.
該聯合組織同意分享石油探勘計畫的利潤與風險。
Without the syndicate, no single company could have funded the harbor expansion.
沒有這個企業聯盟，任何一家公司都無法獨力負擔港口擴建的費用。
- consortium
very similar in meaning but more common in formal European business contexts
- alliance
broader in scope; can refer to any partnership, not only financial projects
- cartel
negative connotation; refers to groups that fix prices or limit competition illegally
- individual
a single person or company acting alone, without partners
文法句型
syndicate of [people/organizations]
syndicate + verb (singular/plural)
用法筆記
Frequently used in financial and construction contexts. The verb that follows can be singular (treating the syndicate as a unit) or plural (emphasising the individual members).
常見錯誤
2. a business that sells news articles, comic strips, photographs, and television p
供稿社
同時向多家媒體出售內容的公司
a business that sells news articles, comic strips, photographs, and television programs to many different newspapers, magazines, or broadcast stations at the same time.
The newspaper syndicate supplied the same political cartoon to over two hundred papers.
這家報業供稿組織將同一幅政治漫畫提供給兩百多家報紙。
syndicate + supplied [content] to [number] [outlets]
Adaeze's cooking column was picked up by a national syndicate and appears in thirty cities.
Adaeze 的烹飪專欄被一家全國性供稿社採用，現在在三十個城市刊登。
passive: was picked up by a syndicate
This syndicate owns the rights to distribute the popular comic strip worldwide.
這家供稿組織擁有在全球發行該熱門連環漫畫的權利。
Christopher works for a syndicate that sends news videos to local stations around the country.
Christopher 在一家媒體供稿集團工作，該集團將新聞影片發送到全國各地的地方電視臺。
- news agency
closer in meaning; focuses on supplying news reports rather than entertainment content
- wire service
historical term for agencies that transmitted news by telegraph; now used broadly for news distributors
- distributor
more general; can refer to any organisation that supplies products to retailers
文法句型
syndicate + supplies/distributes [content] to [outlets]
用法筆記
Often encountered in the phrase 'syndicated column' or 'syndicated show' meaning content that is sold to multiple outlets. Contrast with sense 1 (BUSINESS GROUP): this sense is about distributing content, not about funding projects.
syndicate — 動詞
1. to sell the right to publish or broadcast a newspaper column, comic, television
供稿；賣版權
將內容同時賣給多家媒體刊登或播出
to sell the right to publish or broadcast a newspaper column, comic, television show, or photograph to multiple different media companies at the same time, so it reaches a wider audience.
The studio syndicated its crime drama to television stations in twenty different countries.
該工作室將其犯罪影集出售給二十個不同國家的電視臺。
syndicate [content] to [number] [countries/stations]
Her weekly advice column is syndicated by a large agency and appears in eighty newspapers.
她的每週諮詢專欄由一家大型經紀公司供稿，刊登在八十多家報紙上。
passive: is syndicated by [agency]
Quinn decided to syndicate his photography rather than sell each picture to one magazine.
Quinn 決定將他的攝影作品供稿給多家媒體，而不是把每張照片只賣給一家雜誌。
The network syndicated the popular game show to local broadcasters across the Midwest.
該電視網將這檔受歡迎的益智節目的播映權賣給了中西部各地的地方電視臺。
Publishing companies often syndicate their most popular comic strips to earn more money.
出版社通常會將最受歡迎的連環漫畫供稿給多家報紙，以賺取更多收入。
- distribute
broader meaning; does not imply simultaneous sale to multiple outlets
- license
more formal; focuses on the legal permission rather than the business arrangement
文法句型
syndicate [content] to [media outlet]
be syndicated to [outlets]
syndicate [content] across [region/country]
用法筆記
Commonly used in the passive form (is/was syndicated). The related noun sense (MEDIA SUPPLIER) names the organisation that does this work. The object is typically creative content: a column, cartoon, show, or photograph.
常見錯誤
2. to transfer a large loan or debt across several banks or financial institutions
聯貸
將鉅額貸款分給多家金融機構共同管理
to transfer a large loan or debt across several banks or financial institutions so they share the risk and responsibility of managing it, rather than one lender bearing the full burden.
The international bank syndicated the five-hundred-million-dollar loan among six financial institutions.
這家國際銀行將五億美元的貸款聯貸給六間金融機構。
syndicate [amount] loan among [number] [institutions]
A group of European banks agreed to syndicate the debt for the airport construction project.
一群歐洲銀行同意為機場建設計畫進行聯貸。
agreed to syndicate [debt] for [project]
The loan was syndicated to several smaller lenders who shared the repayment risk.
這筆貸款被分配給幾家較小的銀行，由它們共同分擔還款風險。
Indra works for a firm that specialises in syndicating corporate loans for infrastructure projects.
Indra 在一家專門為基礎設施專案進行聯貸的公司工作。
- underwrite
different process; underwriting means guaranteeing to buy unused shares, not sharing a loan across institutions
- distribute
too general; lacks the financial specificity of sharing debt risk
- sell down
informal finance term for selling parts of a loan to other banks
文法句型
syndicate [loan/debt] to [financial institutions]
be syndicated among [banks]
用法筆記
Almost exclusively used in formal financial contexts. The phrase 'syndicated loan' is more common than the verb itself. This sense is distinct from verb/1 (media) — the object is a financial instrument, not creative content.