Word · Frequency #16683
mercers
布商；绸缎商人；呢绒布商
mercers is the plural of mercer.
核心释义
a dealer in textiles, especially silks
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经营织物和纺织品(尤其是丝绸和其他精细布料)的商人。
A merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths.
约翰·默瑟（人名）；经营织物和纺织品(尤其是丝绸和其他精细布料)的商人。；布商；绸缎商人；呢绒布商
用法In use
The mercer displayed bolts of silk and velvet in his shop window.
用法提示：mercer 作主语，指经营纺织品（尤其丝绸）的商人。
She bought lace from a local mercer who had been in the trade for decades.
用法提示：mercer 作介词宾语，指布商或纺织品经销商。
Mercers often travel to textile fairs to find new fabrics.
用法提示：复数 mercers 指一类商人，本句表示他们的经常性活动。
a mercer
mercer 是可数名词，指经营绸缎等纺织品的商人。
He was a mercer in the old city.
他是老城里的布商。
become a mercer
She became a mercer after learning the trade.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- silk mercer
- 丝绸商人
- The silk mercer imported fine cloth from Italy.这位丝绸商人从意大利进口精美布料。
- a mercer's shop
- 布商店铺
- She found the ribbon at a mercer's shop on the high street.她在大街的一家布商店铺找到了那条缎带。
- the Mercers' Company
- 默瑟公司（伦敦布料商行会）
- His father was a member of the Mercers' Company.他父亲是默瑟公司的成员。
- textile mercer
- 纺织品商人
- The textile mercer supplied fabrics to local tailors.这位纺织品商人为当地裁缝供应面料。
近义词
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
mercer 以 mer 开头，像 merchant（商人），可联想成在集市上卖丝绸布匹的商人。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：历史贸易与商业档案、英式正式书面语 mercer 指销售纺织品（尤指丝绸）的商人，属于较正式且略带古雅的词；现代日常口语中更常用 fabric merchant 或 cloth merchant，这个词多出现在历史叙述或英式正式写作中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
In the British pronunciation given, mercer /ˈməːsə/ rhymes with purser, bursar and cursor. Beware grocer, saucer and dancer: they also end in -cer but have different vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme.
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