Word · Frequency #17277
draper
布商;布料商
a person who sells cloth, fabrics, and sewing materials
- 1.
One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; a textile merchant.
卖布者;布料经销商;纺织品商人。
卖布者;布料经销商;纺织品商人。;布商
In use
The draper measured the cloth carefully before cutting it.
My grandmother used to buy her silk from a local draper.
The drapers in the old market sold threads, ribbons, and buttons as well as fabrics.
be a [occupation]
用 be 动词接职业名词,表示某人的职业或身份。
He is a draper.
他是布商。
a [occupation] in [goods]
in 后接布商经营的货品类别,例如 fabrics(布料)、silks(丝绸)。
She is a draper in silks and woollens.
她是经营丝绸和毛料的布商。
work as a [occupation]
work as 后接职业名词,表示以……为业。
He works as a draper in the high street.
他在大街上当布商。
Common mistakes
He is draper.He is a draper.
中文没有冠词概念,翻译“他是布商”时容易漏掉不定冠词。draper是可数名词单数,需要冠词a来表示“一个”。
I bought some drapers for the window.I bought some draperies for the window.
draper指卖布的人,而“窗帘”是drapery(复数draperies)。这里说的是买窗帘,所以要用draperies而不是drapers。注意词义区别。
Connections
Collocations
- draper's shop
- 布店;布匹商店
- The draper's shop sold velvet and lace.那家布店出售天鹅绒和蕾丝。
- linen draper
- 亚麻织品商;亚麻布商
- The linen draper imported fine Irish linen.那位亚麻布商进口了精致的爱尔兰亚麻布。
- woollen draper
- 呢绒商;毛织品商
- The woollen draper stocked heavy tweed for winter coats.呢绒商备有供冬大衣用的厚粗花呢。
- a draper by trade
- 以布商为业的人;职业布商
- He was a draper by trade, but he also repaired umbrellas.他职业是布商,但也修雨伞。
Synonyms
- mercer
- 纺织品商人(尤指经营高档布料) · 较正式或古旧,多指专营丝绸、呢绒等精美布料的商人;现代口语中很少用来指普通布店店主。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 draper 拆成 drape(布料垂坠)+ -er,想象一块布垂在店里,卖布的人就是 draper。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:historical settings、formal writing about traditional trades draper 比较正式,多用于历史、文学或传统商业语境;日常口语中较少出现,常以 fabric merchant 等代替。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 draper 押韵(英音)的词:paper、taper、vapour、scraper,均含 /eɪpə/ 音。注意:vapour 拼作 -our,但读音与 -aper 相同;drapes /dreɪps/ 和 grapes /ɡreɪps/ 拼写相近,但不押韵,因为以 /ps/ 结尾而非 /pə/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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