auctioneer
auctioneer — 名詞
- auctioneersingular
- auctioneersplural
1. a person who manages an auction — they announce each item, call out the current
拍賣官
主持拍賣會的專業人員
a person who manages an auction — they announce each item, call out the current bid prices as buyers compete, and sell the item to the highest bidder.
The auctioneer tapped the table with his gavel and sold the painting to Yuki.
拍賣官用拍賣槌在桌上敲了一下，把那幅畫賣給了 Yuki。
collocation: auctioneer's gavel / tap the gavel
Watching the auctioneer, Léa learned how fast bids can rise at an art sale.
Léa 看著拍賣官，發現藝術拍賣會上的出價可以攀升得非常快。
A skilled auctioneer must speak clearly while tracking several bids at the same time.
一位專業的拍賣官必須口齒清晰，同時追蹤好幾筆出價。
Every item in the room was checked by the auctioneer before the sale began.
房間裡的每件物品都在拍賣開始前由拍賣官檢查過了。
Niran thanked the auctioneer after winning a set of old chairs at the charity event.
Niran 在一場慈善活動中標得一組老舊椅子後，向拍賣官道謝。
- bid caller
informal term for someone who announces bids during an auction
- sales agent
a broader term for anyone who sells goods on behalf of others, not only at auctions
用法筆記
The word 'auctioneer' refers to the person who conducts the sale, not to someone who bids. The person offering money in an auction is called a 'bidder'.
常見錯誤
❗️ 'They sold their house through an auctioneer.' ✅ 'They sold their house at an auction.' — 'Auctioneer' is a person; the event is called an 'auction'.
❗️ 'The auctioneer raised her hand to bid on the vase.' ✅ 'The bidder raised her hand to bid on the vase.' — An auctioneer runs the sale; a 'bidder' is the person trying to buy.