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- Law involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary【律】信托的; 信用的:
the company has a fiduciary duty to shareholders.
公司对股东负有信托责任。
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- archaic held or given in trust〈古〉受信托的:
fiduciary estates.
受托财产。
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- Finance (of a paper currency) depending for its value on securities (as opposed to gold) or the reputation of the issuer【财政】(纸币)信用发行的。
词源
late 16th cent. (in the sense 'something inspiring trust; credentials'): from Latin fiduciarius, from fiducia 'trust', from fidere 'to trust'.