a merchant in sth
in 后面接行业、领域或地点，用来说明商人做的是哪一行。
Her father was a merchant in the tea trade.
她父亲是做茶叶生意的商人。
商人
merchants — plural of merchant
零售商；店主；商船；以商品交易为盈利的人；从事零售业的商人；零售业务的所有者或经营者
a person who buys and sells goods to make a profit; a trader
以商品交易为盈利的人
A person who traffics in commodities for profit.
从事零售业的商人
a businessperson engaged in retail trade
零售业务的所有者或经营者
The owner or operator of a retail business.
商船
A trading vessel; a merchantman.
The merchant arranged her fruit and vegetables on the stall before the market opened.
这位商人在市场开门前把水果和蔬菜摆上摊位。
用法提示：merchant 在此为名词，指经营零售摊位的商人。
Many local merchants offer discounts to regular customers.
许多当地商贩为常客提供折扣。
用法提示：merchants 是 merchant 的复数形式，作名词，指多位零售商。
A merchant from the next town bought handmade pottery to sell in his shop.
一位来自邻镇的商人买了手工陶器，放到自己的店里出售。
用法提示：merchant 作名词，指从事商品买卖的店主或商人。
in 后面接行业、领域或地点，用来说明商人做的是哪一行。
Her father was a merchant in the tea trade.
她父亲是做茶叶生意的商人。
用 who 引导的定语从句具体说明这个商人做什么。
He is a merchant who sells handmade furniture.
他是个卖手工家具的商人。
复数 merchants 常与 from 连用，表示来自某地的商人群体。
Merchants from across Europe came to the fair.
来自欧洲各地的商人来到集市上。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is merchant.
正确表达He is a merchant.
英语可数名词单数前通常要加不定冠词 a/an。merchant 是可数名词，表示“商人”这一身份时，单数形式前必须用 a；汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子Many merchant sell goods online.
正确表达Many merchants sell goods online.
many 修饰可数名词时，名词必须用复数形式。merchant 是可数名词，其复数为 merchants；汉语名词没有复数词尾变化，因此容易忘记加 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子The merchant sells merchant.
正确表达The merchant sells merchandise.
merchant 指“商人”，是表示人的名词；表示“商品、货物”应用 merchandise。两者形近且汉语分别对应“商人”和“商品”，容易混用。
商船
The merchant ship docked at the port at dawn.
那艘商船在黎明时分停靠港口。
商人银行
She took out a loan from a merchant bank to expand her business.
她从一家商人银行取得贷款来扩大业务。
葡萄酒商
The wine merchant recommended a bottle from the Loire Valley.
那位葡萄酒商推荐了一瓶卢瓦尔河谷的酒。
商船队
During the war he served in the merchant navy.
战争期间他在商船队服役。
煤炭商
The coal merchant delivered two sacks of coal to our house.
那位煤炭商给我们家送来了两袋煤。
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