jeweller

IPA/ˈdʒuːələ(r)/
IPA/ˈdʒuːələr/

jeweller — 名詞

  • jewellersingular
  • jewellersplural

1. a person whose job is to sell jewellery, watches, and sometimes silverware or de

1.名詞B2
釋義

珠寶商

銷售珠寶、手錶的商人

a person whose job is to sell jewellery, watches, and sometimes silverware or decorative objects in a shop

例句

Joon asked the jeweller on Green Street to resize her grandmother's wedding ring.

Joon 請格林街的珠寶商把她祖母的結婚戒指改小。

jeweller + infinitive (ask [someone] to [do something])

The jeweller showed Christopher several diamond rings arranged by price and quality.

那位珠寶商拿出幾枚按價格和品質分類的鑽戒給 Christopher 看。

常見搭配
  • family jeweller
  • local jeweller
  • reputable jeweller
  • ask the jeweller
  • take [something] to the jeweller
  • buy from a jeweller
同義詞
  • goldsmith

    specifically works with gold, often as a maker rather than a seller

  • watchmaker

    specialises in watches and clocks rather than general jewellery

反義詞
  • customer

    the person who buys from the jeweller

文法句型

the jeweller's (shop)

jeweller + verb

用法筆記

Sense 1 (SELLER) focuses on the retail side of the trade. A jeweller in this sense may also perform basic repairs, but the primary activity is selling. Frequently used in the possessive form 'the jeweller's' to refer to the shop itself: 'I left my watch at the jeweller's.'

常見錯誤

She works as a jewel seller.
She works as a jeweller.
'jeweller' is the standard noun for the profession; 'jewel seller' is unnatural in English.
I bought this from a jewelry.
I bought this from a jeweller.
'jewellery' is the product, not the person or the shop.

2. a skilled worker who makes, designs, or repairs jewellery and objects made from

2.名詞B2
釋義

珠寶工匠

製作或修復珠寶首飾的師傅

a skilled worker who makes, designs, or repairs jewellery and objects made from precious metals or gemstones

例句

Élise trained as a jeweller in Florence and now designs engagement rings for private clients.

Élise 在佛羅倫斯受訓成為珠寶工匠，現在為私人客戶設計結婚戒指。

train as a jeweller

The jeweller heated gold wire with a torch and bent it into a flower shape.

珠寶工匠用噴槍加熱金線，然後把它彎成花朵形狀。

常見搭配
  • master jeweller
  • skilled jeweller
  • apprentice jeweller
  • work as a jeweller
  • train as a jeweller
  • bench jeweller
同義詞
  • goldsmith

    focuses specifically on working with gold, often overlapping with jeweller

  • silversmith

    specialises in silver rather than a broad range of metals and gems

  • lapidary

    a specialist who cuts, polishes, and engraves gemstones rather than setting them in metal

文法句型

work as a jeweller

train as a jeweller

jeweller + verb

用法筆記

Sense 2 (CRAFTSMAN) highlights the making and repairing role. A jeweller in this sense works at a bench with tools such as pliers, torches, and magnifiers. Distinguish from sense 1: a maker may or may not sell directly to the public.

常見錯誤

The jeweller fixed my watch chain — she is a very good seller.
The jeweller fixed my watch chain
she is a very good craftswoman.' — using 'seller' for someone whose main skill is making/repairing is misleading.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • jeweller's shop
  • jeweller's workshop
  • jeweller's window
  • jeweller's assistant

常用片語

  • at the jeweller's
  • from the jeweller's
  • take [something] to the jeweller's
  • buy from a jeweller