fishmonger
fishmonger — 名詞
- fishmongersingular
- fishmongersplural
1. a shopkeeper or market trader who buys fresh fish and shellfish and sells them t
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.
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)
Every Friday, our local fishmonger sells fresh oysters straight from the Cornish coast.
每週五,我們當地的魚販都會賣來自康瓦爾海岸的新鮮生蠔。
A skilled fishmonger can tell whether a salmon is fresh just by its smell.
技術好的魚販光憑氣味就能判斷鮭魚新不新鮮。
Constanza trained as a fishmonger before opening her own seafood stall in Valparaíso.
Constanza 曾受訓當魚販,後來在 Valparaíso 開了自己的海鮮攤。
- 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.