詞彙精選：merchant的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

adj.

商人的；商業的

例句：

This is a merchant bank.

這是個商業銀行。

商船的

例句：

The President said that the baltic should be free to all nations for merchant shipping.

總統說，波羅的海應當對各國商船開放。

n.

商人

例句：

Mike got a kickback from a merchant.

麥克從商人那裏得到了回扣。

例句：

The merchant decided to use camels to carry his goods across the desert.

商人決定用駱駝載運貨物穿過沙漠。

例句：

The merchant had received a shipment of tea.

這個商人收到了一船茶葉。

例句：

The [merchant] had received a shipment of tea.

這個商人收到了一船茶葉。

例句：

He assumed the disguise of a merchant as a cover for his design.

他假冒商人以掩飾他的企圖。

例句：

In my room, ceramic tiles overlie the cement floor.

我房間裏的瓷磚在水泥的上層。

例句：

Any knowledgeable wine merchant would be able to advise you.

任何一個懂行的葡萄酒商人都可以給你提出建議。

例句：

I have the magazine!

我有這本雜誌!

二、詞義辨析：

merchant,businessman,trader,tradesman,dealer

這些名詞均有“商人”之意。merchant指從事批發生意的大商人，尤指從事國際貿易的大商人，但在美國或蘇格蘭等地，也指一般商人。businessman指有經驗、善於經營、從事各種買賣活動的買賣人、實業家或工商業家。trader指從事貿易工作的人，也指販子。tradesman指零賣商人，開小店的商人。dealer指商人時多與表商店的字連用。

三、相關短語：

law merchant

商人慣常法

merchant bank

商人銀行，證券銀行

merchant marine

商船

merchant ship

商船，民用船

四、參考例句：

This is a merchant bank.

這是個商業銀行。

He is a merchant in occupation.

他的職業是經商。

One day, the merchant fell ill.

一日，商人得了重病。

Radar showed a plane closing fast with our merchant fleet.

雷達顯示一架飛機正在迅速逼近（飛近）我們的商船隊。

They sent naval forces to protect merchant shipping.

他們派出了海軍保護商船。

The merchant looked up and there was his first wife.

商人擡起頭，看到了自己的大老婆。

There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives.

從前，一位富有的商人娶了四個老婆。

The merchant had received a shipment of tea.

這個商人收到了一船茶葉。

The merchant's cash sales each day were 300 dollars.

那店主一天有300美元的現金售貨收入。

The land is in the possession of the merchant.

這塊地爲該商人所有。