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a [product] dealership
说汽车经销商时通常用 car dealership，而不是 dealer shop。
She bought the car from a local car dealership.
她从当地一家汽车经销店买了这辆车。
经销店；授权经销商
dealerships — plural of dealership
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
经销店；授权经销商
a business that is officially authorized to sell a company's products or services in a particular area
She bought the car from a local car dealership.
她从当地一家汽车经销店买了这辆车。
指经销业务的场所或企业，不是代理权
销售物品的地方,尤指汽车
A place that sells items, especially cars.
经授权在特定区域销售或分销公司产品或服务的企业
a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
She bought her new car from a local dealership that has served the town for years.
她从一家服务该镇多年的当地经销店买了她的新车。
The dealership announced a special discount on all electric vehicles this weekend.
这家经销店本周末宣布对全部电动汽车给予特别折扣。
After comparing prices at several dealerships, we decided to lease the SUV.
比较了几家经销店的价格后，我们决定租赁这辆运动型多功能车。
说汽车经销商时通常用 car dealership，而不是 dealer shop。
She bought the car from a local car dealership.
她从当地一家汽车经销店买了这辆车。
用 for 来指明所经销的品牌或车型类别。
He works at a dealership for German luxury cars.
他在一家经销德国豪车的经销店工作。
own 强调所有权，run 强调经营，两者均可搭配使用。
They run a small motorcycle dealership on the outskirts of the city.
他们在城郊经营一家小型摩托车经销店。
Not this
He has opened three car dealership in the past ten years.
Use this
He has opened three car dealerships in the past ten years.
dealership 是可数名词，表示经销店/公司；在 three 后必须用复数形式 dealerships。中文名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏掉 -s。
Not this
My uncle is a car dealership in Shanghai.
Use this
My uncle is a car dealer in Shanghai.
dealership 指被授权的经销店或经销权，不指经营的人；指人时用 dealer。汉语说“他是汽车经销商”时，“经销商”可以指人，不能译成 dealership。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
汽车经销店
We bought the car from a local car dealership.
我们从当地的一家汽车经销店买了这辆车。
当地经销店
The local dealership offers free maintenance for the first year.
这家当地经销店提供第一年免费保养服务。
经销协议
The dealer signed a dealership agreement with the manufacturer.
经销商与制造商签订了一份经销协议。
特许经销权
He invested in a dealership franchise for a well-known brand.
他投资了一家知名品牌的特许经销权。
经销网络
The company is expanding its dealership network across the country.
公司正在全国范围内扩展其经销网络。
经营一家经销店
She has been running a dealership for over ten years.
她经营一家经销店已有十多年了。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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dealership = dealer（经销商）+ ship（资格），联想经销商驾驶“经销之船”拥有代理权，就是卖车的经销店。
语域：neutral 常见场景：购车、汽车销售、商业授权 通常用于商业语境，多指获得厂家授权的销售店。正式程度中性，日常和书面都可用。
All listed words share the same unstressed /ʃɪp/ suffix as dealership, so they are useful spelling-sound matches for the ending. None rhymes with the stressed syllable of dealership, so do not treat them as rhymes. Beware lookalikes like bishop /ˈbɪʃəp/, where the -ship letters are pronounced /ʃəp/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.
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