merchant、businessman、trader、tradesman与dealer这些名词均有“商人”之意。
merchant : 指从事批发生意的大商人,尤指从事国际贸易的大商人,但在美国或苏格兰等地,也指一般商人。
- builders' merchants (= who sell supplies to the building trade)
建材批发商 - a coal/wine merchant
煤炭 / 葡萄酒批发商 - Venice was once a city of rich merchants.
威尼斯曾是富商云集的城市。
businessman : 指有经验、善于经营、从事各种买卖活动的买卖人、实业家或工商业家。
- He was a successful businessman before becoming a writer.
在成为作家之前,他是一位成功的实业家。
trader : 指从事贸易工作的人,也指贩子。
- a wool/sugar trader
毛料商/糖商 - His father is a market trader, selling fruit and vegetables.
他的父亲在市场做生意,贩卖水果和蔬菜。
tradesman : 指零卖商人,开小店的商人。
- Local tradesmen are objecting to plans for a big new out-of-town shopping centre.
当地的店主们反对在城郊新建大型购物中心的计划。
dealer : 指商人时多与表商店的字连用。
- a second-hand car dealer
二手汽车经销商 - an antiques dealer
古玩商 - drug dealers
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