work as a jeweler
work as 后接职业名词,表示“从事……职业”。
She has worked as a jeweler for ten years.
她当珠宝商已经十年了。
珠宝商
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珠宝商
someone in the business of selling jewelry
She has worked as a jeweler for ten years.
她当珠宝商已经十年了。
以制作、修理或销售珠宝为业的人。
A person whose job is making, repairing or selling jewelry.
The jeweler showed us several diamond rings.
珠宝商给我们看了几枚钻石戒指。
She asked the jeweler to resize her bracelet.
她请珠宝商调整她的手镯尺寸。
My uncle has worked as a jeweler for over twenty years.
我叔叔当珠宝商已经二十多年了。
work as 后接职业名词,表示“从事……职业”。
She has worked as a jeweler for ten years.
她当珠宝商已经十年了。
buy sth from ... 表示从某人或某店购买,from 后接 jeweler 指卖家。
I bought this necklace from a jeweler.
我向一位珠宝商买了这条项链。
who 引导定语从句修饰 jeweler,补充说明其经营或行为的细节。
I found a jeweler who sells antique jewelry.
我找到了一位出售古董珠宝的珠宝商。
Not this
She bought a beautiful jeweler at the mall.
Use this
She bought beautiful jewelry at the mall.
jeweler 指‘珠宝商’(人),而 jewelry 是不可数名词‘珠宝/首饰’;汉语的‘珠宝’不区分人和物,导致误用。要表示所买的东西只能用 jewelry,且它不可数,前面不加 a。
Not this
We went to a jeweler shop to buy a ring.
Use this
We went to a jewelry shop to buy a ring.
在复合名词中,修饰 shop 的应该是珠宝(jewelry),而不是指人的 jeweler(珠宝商)。汉语‘珠宝店’逐字直译成 jeweler shop,英语惯用 jewelry shop 或 jewelry store。
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当地的珠宝商
She took her ring to a local jeweler for repair.
她把戒指拿到当地的珠宝商那里修理。
信得过的珠宝商
We bought our wedding rings from a trusted jeweler.
我们从一位信得过的珠宝商那里买了结婚戒指。
珠宝店
The jeweler's shop is closed on Mondays.
这家珠宝店每周一关门。
向珠宝商咨询
If you want to sell gold, ask a jeweler for a fair price.
如果你想卖金子,向珠宝商咨询一个公平的价格。
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联想:jewel 是“珠宝”,加 -er 表“人”,就是珠宝商。看到 jewel 就想到亮闪闪的宝石,卖宝石的人即 jeweler。
语域:neutral 常见场景:珠宝店、职业介绍、商业往来 jeweler 是中性常用词,指销售珠宝的人,通常用在日常购物、职业介绍和商业往来等场合;口语和一般书面语都可用,没有明显褒贬或正式与随意的差别。
Words ending in -eler (traveler, modeler) look similar to jeweler but have a different stressed vowel and do not rhyme. Fueler and crueler share the /uːələr/ ending with jeweler, so they rhyme in rhotic accents.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.