这些名词均有“商人”之意。
merchant指从事批发生意的大商人,尤指从事国际贸易的大商人,但在美国或苏格兰等地,也指一般商人。
businessman指有经验、善于经营、从事各种买卖活动的买卖人、实业家或工商业家。
trader指从事贸易工作的人,也指贩子。
tradesman指零卖商人,开小店的商人。
dealer指商人时多与表商店的字连用。
词根词缀法
busi忙碌的+ness名词后缀;+man人=businessman商人、企业家词根联想:忙碌的从事商业工作的人即为商人。
He was a sound businessman, totally reliable and incorruptible.
他是个正直的商人,完全可靠,不会被收买。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》He was a businessman , and therefore he always has an eye out for any opportunity to make money.
他是商人, 总见钱眼开.
来源:《现代汉英综合大词典》A British businessman who can speak a foreign language is still something of a novelty.
能说某种外语的英国商人仍算是新奇人物.
来源:《简明英汉词典》He came to this country 20 years ago and is the archetype of the successful Asian businessman.
他20年前来到这个国家,是成功亚裔商人的典范。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The prospect of easy profits has attracted the wrong kind of businessman.
轻松捞取利润的可能性吸引了一拨不良商人。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman.
福赛特机长才拒绝了一位商人的奇怪的请求.
来源:《用法词典》A businessman who refused to pay protection money was shot nine times.
一位拒交保护费的商人被打了9枪。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Like a good businessman, Stewart identified a gap in the market.
像精明的商人一样,斯图尔特发现了市场上的一个空白。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Although he subsequently became a successful businessman, his criminal past caught up with him.
尽管后来他成了事业有成的生意人,以前的犯罪前科终究让他尝到了苦果。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》A City businessman swindled investors out of millions of pounds.
一名来自伦敦商业区的商人骗取了投资者们数百万英镑。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》He is charged with kidnapping a businessman last year and holding him for ransom.
他被控于去年绑架了一名商人并勒索钱财。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》I'm just an ordinary businessman, trying to earn an honest penny.
我只是个普通生意人, 想老老实实赚点钱谋生.
来源:《简明英汉词典》The library has received a generous bequest from a local businessman.
图书馆从当地一位商人那里得到了一大笔遗赠.
来源:《简明英汉词典》The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous .
这笔款子是当地一位不愿透露姓名的企业家捐赠的。
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