chandler

IPA/ˈtʃɑːndlə(r)/
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chandler — 名詞

  • chandlersingular
  • chandlersplural

1. someone who provides rope, paint, fuel, and other goods for ships and boats, or

1.名詞C1
釋義

船具商

賣船上用品的人，也可指店面

someone who provides rope, paint, fuel, and other goods for ships and boats, or the shop where crews buy those things.

例句

Rodrigo asked the chandler for new rope before the ferry left at dawn.

渡輪在天亮前離港前，Rodrigo 向船具商要了新繩子。

ask the chandler for + supplies

The harbor chandler stayed open late when three fishing boats came in together.

三艘漁船一起進港時，港邊那家船具商營業到很晚。

harbor chandler as the shop

同義詞
  • marine supplier

    more modern and broader, often used for a business rather than a traditional harbor trader

  • outfitter

    often focuses more on equipment and clothing than on everyday ship provisions

文法句型

a ship's chandler

buy + supplies + from/at + the chandler

用法筆記

In sea-travel contexts, this noun can mean either the seller or the shop itself. It usually appears with ship, harbor, or dock language rather than with ordinary town shops.

常見錯誤

❌We bought rope in the chandler.
✅We bought rope from the chandler.
💡this word names the seller or shop, so English usually uses from or at with the place.

2. in earlier times, someone who made candles, and often soap, to sell to other peo

2.名詞C1
釋義

製燭匠

舊時專門製作蠟燭的人

in earlier times, someone who made candles, and often soap, to sell to other people.

例句

Esme learned to melt wax slowly while working for the village chandler.

Esme 跟著村裡的製燭匠做事時，學會了慢慢熔蠟。

work for the village chandler

The old records show a chandler paying tax on soap and candles.

那些舊紀錄顯示，有一名製燭匠曾為肥皂和蠟燭繳稅。

a chandler paying tax on soap and candles

同義詞
  • candlemaker

    the more direct modern word for someone whose job is making candles

文法句型

work as a chandler

the village chandler

用法筆記

This sense is mostly historical. It appears in museum writing, old records, and descriptions of past trades, not in everyday modern shopping.