Word · Frequency #20635
middleman
中间商；批发商
a person or company that buys goods from producers and sells them to shops or customers
- 1.
An intermediary, agent between two (or more) parties.
- 2.
someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
批发商
- 3.
An intermediate dealer between the manufacturer and the retailer or customer.
- 4.
the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk
中间串场人
- 5.
a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
中间人
中间人；中介；能帮上忙的人；有门路的人；中间串场人；批发商；中间人
In use
The company decided to cut out the middleman and buy directly from the factory.
Farmers often complain that middlemen take too large a share of the profits.
As a freelance translator, I prefer to work directly with clients rather than through a middleman.
act as a middleman
The company acts as a middleman between farmers and supermarkets.
这家公司充当农民和超市之间的中间人。
middleman between ... and ...
He served as a middleman between the buyer and the seller.
他充当了买家和卖家之间的中间人。
cut out the middleman
常用于商业建议，表示减少中间环节以降低成本。
Connections
Collocations
- cut out the middleman
- 跳过中间商
- The app lets you cut out the middleman and buy directly from the farmer.这个应用让你跳过中间商，直接从农民那里购买。
- act as a middleman
- 充当中间人
- He agreed to act as a middleman in the negotiation.他同意在谈判中充当中间人。
- middleman fee
- 中间商费用
- The middleman fee cuts into the seller's profit.中间商费用削减了卖家的利润。
- eliminate the middleman
- 消除中间商
- Online platforms have eliminated the middleman in many industries.在线平台消除了许多行业的中间商。
- through a middleman
- 通过中间人
- They bought the goods through a middleman instead of directly from the factory.他们通过中间人购买商品，而不是直接从工厂购买。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
middle（中间）+ man（人）：站在买卖双方中间的人，就是中间商、中介。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：wholesale trade、business negotiations、real estate deals 该词通常指在商业、贸易等场景中促成交易的中间人，在书面和口语中均较常见，并无明显的正式或随意倾向。多用于描述连接两方的角色，也可特指批发商。
Grammar Note
注意可数名词，复数形式为 middlemen
Pronunciation & Spelling
middleman 词尾的 -man 读 /ˌmæn/，所以与同样以 /ˌmæn/ 结尾的合成词（superman、snowman）押韵；而 salesman、postman、gentleman 等词尾虽然也写作 -man，却常弱读为 /mən/，因此不押韵。human 拼写中有 man，但读作 /ˈhjuːmən/，也不押韵。
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
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.