commitment

【1】承诺的事项

【例】The bank has never failed to meet its commitments.

这家银行从没有不履行承诺[从没有对其票据不兑现]。

【2】承担的责任

【例】To be faithful to our commitments under this Agency Agreement, we have on several occasions refused agency for your rival manufacturers.

为了忠实履行我们按本代理协议所承担的责任，我们已数次拒绝了你方竞争厂家的代理。

【3】（贸易中转义）订货

【例】Owing to heavy commitments, we cannot advance shipment of your order.

由于有大量订货尚未交运，我们不能提前装运你方订货。

committee

委员会

【例】Each party shall appoint an arbitrator within 30 days after receipt of the notification from the other party and the two arbitrators thus appointed shall jointly nominate a third person as umpire to form an Arbitration Committee.

一方接到另一方通知后30天内应各指派一名仲裁人，如此指派的两名仲裁人将联合指定第三人作为公断人组成仲裁委员会。

commodity

商品，货物

①【例】Wine is one of the many commodities that France sells abroad.

酒是法国外销的许多商品之一。

②可用作定语。

【例】The commodity brand stipulated in your L/C is wrong, please amend it to read “Cock Brand”.

你方信用证中所规定的商品牌号有错误，请将其更正为“雄鸡牌”。