資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Import \Im*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imported}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Importing}.] [L. importare to bring in, to occasion, to
   cause; pref. im- in + portare to bear. Sense 3 comes through
   F. importer, from the Latin. See {Port} demeanor.]
   1. To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without;
      especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place
      or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of
      commerce; -- opposed to export. We import teas from China,
      coffee from Brasil, etc.

   2. To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to
      signify.

            Every petition . . . doth . . . always import a
            multitude of speakers together.       --Hooker.

   3. To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing
      on; to concern.

            I have a motion much imports your good. --Shak.

            If I endure it, what imports it you?  --Dryden.

   Syn: To denote; mean; sighify; imply; indicate; betoken;
        interest; concern.

Importing \Im*port"ing\, a.
   Full of meaning. [Obs.] --Shak.

資料來源 : WordNet®

importing
     n : the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from
         a foreign country [syn: {importation}]