vat: [13] Vat comes from a prehistoric Germanic *fatam ‘vessel, barrel’, which also produced German fass, Dutch vat, Swedish fat, and Danish fad. It passed into Old English as f?t, whose direct descendant, fat, had largely died out by the end of the 19th century; vat represents a southwestern dialect form.
vat (n.)
c. 1200, large tub or cistern, "especially one for holding liquors in an immature state" [Century Dictionary], southern variant (see V) of Old English f?t "container, vat," from Proto-Germanic *fatan (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Norse fat, Old Frisian fet, Middle Dutch, Dutch vat, Old High German faz, German fa?), from PIE root *ped- (2) "container" (cognates: Lithuanian puodas "pot").
雙語例句
1. A five-course meal including coffee, service and VAT is ￡30.
包括咖啡、服務(wù)費及增值稅在內(nèi)，一頓五道菜正餐的價格為30英鎊。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Dishonest importers would be able to pocket the VAT collected from customers.
不誠實的進口商將會能夠把從顧客那里收取的增值稅據(jù)為己有。
來自柯林斯例句
3. It is available at ￡108, including VAT and delivery.
其價格為108英鎊，包括增值稅和送貨費在內(nèi)。
來自柯林斯例句
4. a vat of whisky
一大桶威士忌
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. Certain charities are exempt from VAT registration.