em·po·ri·um /ɪmˈporiəm, ɛm, ˈpɔr-/
商場,大百貨商店
Em·po·ri·um n.; pl. Emporiums L. Emporia
1. A place of trade; a market place; a mart; esp., a city or town with extensive commerce; the commercial center of a country.
That wonderful emporium [Manchester] . . . was then a mean and ill-built market town. --Macaulay.
It is pride . . . which fills our streets, our emporiums, our theathers. --Knox.
2. Physiol. The brain. [Obs.]
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emporium
n : a large retail store organized into departments offering a
variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain
[syn: department store]
[also: emporia (pl)]