mer·can·til·ism /-ˌtiˌlɪzəm, ˌtaɪ, tə-/
重商主義
mercantilism
n 1: an economic system (Europe in 18th C) to increase a nation's
wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's
commercial interests [syn: mercantile system]
2: transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of
supplying commodities (goods and services) [syn: commerce,
commercialism]