日本過去的武士會打開和服以示自己沒有隱藏武器,而“打開和服”O(jiān)pen the Kimono這一短語用在今天的商界里,則是比喻買賣雙方向?qū)Ψ脚蹲约旱膬?nèi)部運作信息。
Open the Kimono means revealing the inner workings of a project or company to a prospective new partner.
打開和服指的是向未來的新合伙人披露某一項目或本公司的內(nèi)部運作情況。
It is said that the term probably can date back to feudal Japanese times. Warriors or adversaries would open their kimonos as a gesture of trust to show they had no hidden weapons. By this definition the term describes establishing trust in a business relationship.
據(jù)說這個詞可以追溯到日本的封建時期。武士和他們的對手都會打開和服,以示自己沒有隱藏武器?,F(xiàn)在這個詞描述的是商業(yè)關(guān)系中信任的建立。
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