Word · Frequency #20635
middlemen
中间商；批发商
middlemen is the plural of middleman.
核心释义
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.
批发商
someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
- 3.
An intermediate dealer between the manufacturer and the retailer or customer.
- 4.
中间串场人
the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk
- 5.
中间人
a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
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
用法In use
The company decided to cut out the middleman and buy directly from the factory.
用法提示：名词“middleman”指在交易中起连接作用的中间人。
Farmers often complain that middlemen take too large a share of the profits.
用法提示：名词复数“middlemen”指多位中间商，强调其角色。
As a freelance translator, I prefer to work directly with clients rather than through a middleman.
用法提示：名词“middleman”指代服务行业中的中介角色。
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 ...
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
middle（中间）+ man（人）：站在买卖双方中间的人，就是中间商、中介。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
注意可数名词，复数形式为 middlemen
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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