merchant

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n. 商人, 店主 a. 商业的, 商人的

发音

UK /ˈmɜːtʃənt/
US /ˈmɝt͡ʃənt/

词形变化

merchants 复数 merchants merchanted merchanting merchants 三单 merchanting 现在分词 merchanted 过去式 merchanted 过去分词

别名

mcht. marchant Merch. merchaunt

教材释义与例句

名词

商人，批发商；店主

someone who buys and sells goods in large quantities

the son of a wealthy merchant

一名富商的儿子

There's been a big reduction in the size of the merchant fleet in recent years.

近年来商船队的数量大为缩减。

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

    商人

    商家

  2. 2.

    The owner or operator of a retail business.

  3. 3.

    A trading vessel; a merchantman.

  4. 4.

    Someone who is noted for a stated type of activity or behaviour.

    贬义 非正式

    He's some kind of speed merchant — he drives way too fast.

    Goal merchant Smith scored twice again in the match against Mudchester Rovers.

  5. 5.

    A supercargo.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.

    a merchanting service

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

merchandiser

上位词 2

bourgeois businessperson

下位词 10

dealer baker butcher seller trader vendor grocer jeweler shopkeeper hatter

相关短语

merchant bank 商业银行 merchant banker [经] 商人银行 merchant ship [经] 商船 merchant navy n. <英>（一个国家的）商船, 商船队 merchant marine [经] 商船, 商船船员 merchant ships merchant bankers merchant banks merchant prince [经] 豪商 merchant princes merchant venturer [网络] 商人投资者 merchant tailor merchant fleet [经] 商船队 merchant fleets merchant marines

词源

From Middle English marchaunt, from Anglo-Norman marchaunt, from mercans, from the verb mercor (“to trade, deal, sell”).

来源：wiktionary