核心畫面

One way to hold the two uses together: stock can be pictured as a standing supply that a place keeps ready, rather than something bought for one occasion. A stock company in business keeps a standing pool of money, cut into shares that many people hold. A stock company in the theater keeps a standing group of actors, ready for whatever play comes next. The two uses are best kept apart in practice; the shared picture is a memory hook, not a claim that one grew out of the other.

可以用一個畫面把兩個意思串起來:stock 想成「長期擺著、隨時能拿出來用的一批東西」,而不是臨時買來用一次的。商業更多收起可以用一個畫面把兩個意思串起來:stock 想成「長期擺著、隨時能拿出來用的一批東西」,而不是臨時買來用一次的。商業上的 stock company 常備的是資金——切成一份一份的股份,很多人各持有一小塊。劇場裡的 stock company 常備的是人——同一批演員留著,下一齣戲來了就上。實際使用時兩個意思要分開看,靠上下文判斷;這個共同畫面只是幫助記憶的想法,不是說其中一個是從另一個變出來的。

Two branches

常備的資金:切成股份的公司

這一支常備的是錢:資金被切成很多等份,很多人各持有一小塊,股份還能轉手。

noun · B2

A business whose money is divided into equal parts called shares, so that many different people each own a small part of it, and those shares can be bought and sold.

股份公司

常備的班底:一整季的劇團

這一支常備的是人:同一批演員長期留著,戲一齣換一齣,人不換。

noun · C1

A group of actors who stay together and act in several different plays, usually working for one theater or under one manager.

常駐劇團