customs

customs
plural noun
  1. the official department that administers and collects the duties levied by a government on imported goods
    海关
    cocaine seizures by customs have risen this year.
    今年海关查获的可卡因有所增长。
    [as modifier]a customs officer.
    海关官员。
    ■the place at a port, airport, or frontier where officials check incoming goods, travellers, or luggage
    （港口、机场或边境的）海关关口
    we were through customs with a minimum of formalities.
    我们以最简化的手续通过了海关。
    ■(一般作 customs duties)the duties levied by a government on imported goods
    关税
语源
  1. late Middle English: originally in the singular, denoting a customary due paid to a ruler, later duty levied on goods on their way to market
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