moat

/məʊt/· Noun

财经/商业C1

moat
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Chinese meaning

(企qǐ业yè的de)护hù城chéng河hé,持chí续xù竞jìng争zhēng优yōu势shì

环huán绕rào城chéng堡bǎo的de防fáng御yù壕háo沟gōu

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商shāng业yè语yǔ境jìng中zhōng指zhǐ企qǐ业yè难nán以yǐ复fù制zhì的de竞jìng争zhēng优yōu势shì,这zhè里lǐ特tè指zhǐ信xìn任rèn

Example

Trust Is the ‘Moat’ Everyone Needs — and the One Most Founders Ignore

信xìn任rèn才cái是shì人rén人rén需xū要yào的de'护hù城chéng河hé',也yě是shì大dà多duō数shù创chuàng始shǐ人rén最zuì容róng易yì忽hū视shì的de那nà一yí个gè。

Source: Entrepreneur · 30 Aug 2026

Background ✎

文wén章zhāng指zhǐ出chū,在zài最zuì不bù被bèi信xìn任rèn、最zuì不bù透tòu明míng的de行háng业yè里lǐ摸mō爬pá滚gǔn打dǎ多duō年nián后hòu,作zuò者zhě发fā现xiàn信xìn任rèn才cái是shì企qǐ业yè最zuì强qiáng的de竞jìng争zhēng优yōu势shì。

Roots · etymology

源自古法语 mote(土墩、护堤),日耳曼语源

  • 单纯词,不可拆

Collocations

  • build a moat / competitive moat / wide moat

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