Word · Frequency #16683
mercers
布商；绸缎商人；呢绒布商
mercers is the plural of mercer.
a dealer in textiles, especially silks
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A merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths.
经营织物和纺织品(尤其是丝绸和其他精细布料)的商人。
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
In use
The mercer displayed bolts of silk and velvet in his shop window.
She bought lace from a local mercer who had been in the trade for decades.
Mercers often travel to textile fairs to find new fabrics.
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.
她学会这门手艺后成了一名布商。
work as a mercer
He worked as a mercer in London for many years.
他在伦敦做了多年布商。
Common mistakes
The mercer sells vegetables at the market.The merchant sells vegetables at the market.
mercer 特指经营纺织品（尤其丝绸）的商人，不能用来指卖蔬菜的普通商人；要表达泛指商人或经营其他商品的商人，应用 merchant。
She is mercer and sells silk.She is a mercer and sells silk.
mercer 是可数名词，单数形式作表语时需加不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉，补上 a 后句子才符合英语语法。
Connections
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。
Synonyms
- draper
- （英式）布商，绸布商 · draper 在英式英语中更为常用，泛指布商或绸缎商，但也可兼售服装，语义比 mercer 宽；若语境强调经营高档丝绸，draper 不如 mercer 精准。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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.
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。
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