上市的中文解释

指私人持有(即非上市)的公司通过向公众发行股票，使公司股票在交易所挂牌买卖，成为一家上市公司。英文亦称为"going public"或"making an IPO"(首次公开招股)。

Flotation的英文解释

When a privately owned company needs new capital, it can raise the money by issuing shares to the public on the stock market and floating the company. Flotation is also known as 'going public' or making an IPO (Initial Public Offering).

• privately [´praivitli]   ad.秘密，一个人   (英语六级单词)