| 单词 | silent partner |
| 释义 | silent partner noun[Cusually singular] USuk/ˌsaɪ.lənt ˈpɑːt.nər/us/ˌsaɪ.lənt ˈpɑːrt.nɚ/(UKsleeping partner)apartnerin acompanywho does not take anactivepartinitsmanagement,especiallyone whoprovidessome of themoney 隐名合伙人Bosses & managers
silent partner| American Dictionarysilent partner noun[C] us/ˈsɑɪ·lənt ˈpɑrt·nər/someone whoownspartof abusinessbut does not makedecisionsabout how itoperates silent partner| Business Englishsilent partner noun[C,usually singular] FINANCEukus(UKalsosleeping partner)apersonwhoinvestsin acompanyandreceivesprofitsbut is notinvolvedinmanagingit: Heagreedtobecomeasilentpartner, taking 50% of theprofits. Compare active partner managing partner Examplesofsilent partnersilent partner Ethics is asilentpartner, but a partner nonetheless. From theCambridge English Corpus The heavy hand of history thus hangs over even the most transformative of policy breakthroughs, asilentpartnerin the dance of politics. From theCambridge English Corpus Thesilentpartnerin this enterprise is a more or less explicit sense of what ought to be. From theCambridge English Corpus To prevent fragmentation of development aid and excessive focus by donors thesilentpartneroption is used. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English I add the proviso that there must be included in one way or another the interests of thesilentpartner, the young long-term unemployed in the dialogue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He had been serving as asilentpartnerover the past decade despite being the largest shareholder. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He became asilentpartner, uninvolved in day-to-day management. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was possibly asilentpartnerin the bookmaking business as well. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He has set up two profitable businesses although he is now asilentpartnerin one of them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Within its frame asilentpartnerintroduced about three quarters of the capital investment, the active partner, who conducted the trade, introduced the rest. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The company often plays asilentpartner, helping clients develop and refine new products so that they are commercially viable. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If the player wins her confidence by dealing with several gangsters, he/she becomes asilentpartnerin the business, receiving occasional money. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was also said to be a majorsilentpartneramong the leadership of the company. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.While religious elites and activists play a crucial role in linking religious orthodoxy to politics, their political counterparts are hardly silent partners in these relationships. From theCambridge English Corpus These previously "silent partners" now became as active as the leftsided regions in the healthy participants. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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