merchant
UK/'mә:tʃәnt/US
TOEFL高考四级六级考研B1
释义
n.
A person or company that buys and sells goods, especially in large quantities or wholesale
商人;(尤指大宗或批发的)商号
adj.
Relating to trade or the carrying of goods by sea (e.g. merchant ship)
(用于名词前)商业的;商船的,海运的
词根拆分
词根派生源自拉丁语 mercārī(「交易」,出自 merx「货物」),经古法语 marchant。-ant 后缀表「做…的人」,所以 merchant 字面就是「做买卖的人」——站在货物背后、低买高卖的那个人。
词根 merx 还连着 9 个词常用搭配
- 1.merchant ship商船
- 2.merchant navy商船队
- 3.wine merchant酒商
- 4.online merchant网店商家
例句
- 1.
A wealthy silk merchant funded the construction of the bridge.
一位富有的丝绸商人出资修建了这座桥。
- 2.
Online merchants must pay a small fee on every card transaction.
网店商家每笔刷卡交易都要付一小笔手续费。
- 3.
The merchant ship was carrying grain across the Mediterranean.
这艘商船正载着谷物横渡地中海。
易混词辨析
merchant、trader、dealer——merchant 传统上做大宗/批发或经营较大生意(silk merchant),如今也指任何收受银行卡付款的商家。trader 也是买卖,但常规模较小或指金融市场交易者(stock trader)。dealer 专营某一品类(car dealer、art dealer)。