fishmonger

IPA/ˈfɪʃmʌŋɡə(r)/
KK[fˈɪʃmˌɑŋɡɚ]IPA/ˈfɪʃmʌŋɡər/

fishmonger — 名詞

  • fishmongersingular
  • fishmongersplural

1. a shopkeeper or market trader who buys fresh fish and shellfish and sells them t

1.名詞B2
釋義

魚販

以買賣魚類與海鮮為業的商販

a shopkeeper or market trader who buys fresh fish and shellfish and sells them to customers.

例句

The fishmonger at Borough Market cleaned a sea bass while Eri watched closely.

Borough Market 的魚販一邊清理鱸魚，Eri 在一旁仔細看著。

noun used with a market location: the fishmonger at [place]

Karim asked the fishmonger to fillet two mackerel for his dinner party.

Karim 請魚販幫他把兩條鯖魚切成魚片，準備晚宴用。

ask the fishmonger to + verb (fillet, gut, prepare)

常見搭配
  • local fishmonger
  • ask the fishmonger
  • fresh from the fishmonger
同義詞
  • fish dealer

    more neutral, commercial term; common in American English

  • fish seller

    plainer everyday phrase, not tied to a recognised trade

用法筆記

Chiefly British, though understood elsewhere; American English more often says 'fish seller' or names the store directly. In Britain, 'the fishmonger' or 'the fishmonger's' can also point to the shop itself, not only the person who works there.

常見錯誤

The fishmonger was crowded with weekend shoppers.
The fishmonger's was crowded with weekend shoppers.
when you mean the shop rather than the person, British English usually adds 's.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • fishmonger's shop
  • fishmonger's counter
  • fishmonger's slab

常用片語

  • the local fishmonger
  • a wet-fish shop

介系詞搭配

  • from the fishmonger
  • at the fishmonger's