"mercer" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 布商
• 纺织品商

Definition

布商指专门出售布料和纺织品的人，尤其是高档或昂贵布料。这个词主要为历史用语。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“布商”现在多用于历史背景，不等同于现代的“店主”。主要指卖高级、精细布料的人。

Examples

The mercer displayed beautiful silk in the shop window.

**布商**在橱窗里展示了漂亮的丝绸。

A mercer traveled from town to town selling fabrics.

一位**布商**从一个城镇到另一个城镇卖布料。

The rich family always bought their linens from the local mercer.

富裕人家总是从本地的**布商**那里买床单。

Years ago, my grandmother worked as a mercer in the village market.

多年前，我奶奶曾在村市场做过**布商**。

You could find almost any kind of fabric at the old mercer's shop.

在那位老**布商**的店里几乎可以买到任何布料。

If you were looking for quality cloth in the 1800s, the mercer was the person to see.

如果你在19世纪想买好布，就得去找**布商**。