closely held(常用于商业/法律语境):指由少数人持有并控制的(公司、股份、资产等),通常不公开交易,所有权集中。
/ˌkloʊsli ˈhɛld/
A closely held company doesn’t sell shares to the public.
一家非上市的控股公司不会向公众出售股票。
Because it was closely held by the founder’s family, major decisions were made privately and quickly.
由于公司由创始人家族集中持有并控制,重大决策往往在私下迅速做出。
closely 表示“紧密地、严密地”,held 来自 hold(持有、拥有)。合起来在商业表达中逐渐固定为“持股集中、由少数人掌控”的意思,常见于公司治理、证券与税务相关文本中。