Word · Frequency #28764
cutler
刀具商;刀剪商
a dealer in cutlery
- 1.
One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery.
刀具匠;刀具商。
刀具匠;刀具商。;刀匠;刀剪商
In use
My uncle is a cutler who runs a small shop selling kitchen knives and scissors.
We bought a new carving knife from the cutler on Main Street.
The cutler showed us several sets of steak knives.
a/an + cutler
cutler 是可数名词,表示具体的一名刀匠或刀剪商,前面要用冠词 a/an。
He became a cutler after finishing his apprenticeship.
他学徒期满后成了一名刀剪商。
the + cutler
用 the 特指上文提到过或说话双方都知道的那位刀剪商。
The cutler sold a set of kitchen knives.
那位刀剪商卖了一套厨房刀具。
cutlers(复数形式)
cutler 的复数形式为 cutlers,直接在词尾加 -s。
Cutlers from nearby towns gathered at the fair.
附近城镇的刀剪商们聚集在集市上。
Common mistakes
He is cutler.He is a cutler.
cutler 是可数名词,表示“刀剪商”,说明某人职业时单数可数名词前必须加不定冠词 a。
I bought this knife from a cutlery.I bought this knife from a cutler.
cutlery 是集合名词,指刀剪餐具等器物,不指人;表示“刀剪商”要用可数名词 cutler,且前面用 a。
He is a cutter.He is a cutler.
cutter 泛指“切割者/切割工具”,而 cutler 专指制作或售卖刀剪的人;表达“刀剪商”这一职业时应用 cutler。
Connections
Collocations
- master cutler
- 制刀大师
- The master cutler examined the blade with great care.那位制刀大师仔细检查了刀刃。
- cutler's shop
- 刀剪店
- He bought a new carving knife at the cutler's shop.他在刀剪店买了一把新的切肉刀。
- Sheffield cutler
- 谢菲尔德刀剪匠
- Sheffield cutlers have been famous for their steel for centuries.几个世纪以来,谢菲尔德的刀剪匠一直以他们的钢制品闻名。
- apprentice cutler
- 刀剪学徒
- The apprentice cutler learned to forge blades by hand.刀剪学徒学习用手工锻造刀刃。
Synonyms
- cutlery dealer
- 刀剪经销商;刀具商 · 与 cutler 基本同义,但 dealer 更强调商业买卖身份,正式或日常语境均可使用。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
由 cut(切割)联想:cutler 是专营切割刀具(刀剪)的匠人或商人。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:historical trade records、occupational titles、written descriptions 通常用于书面语或历史语境,指经营刀剪等刀具的商人;日常生活中更常直接说 knife seller。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 cutler /ˈkʌtlə/ 完全押韵的词:butler /ˈbʌtlə/,并且都含拼写 -tler。注意拼写相近但读音不同的词:cutter /ˈkʌtə/ 没有 /l/ 音;cutlery /ˈkʌtləri/ 多出 /ri/ 音节,不能按拼写直接类推发音。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.