mongers
mongers — 名詞
- mongerssingular
- mongersesplural
1. someone who deliberately spreads unpleasant news or feelings such as fear, false
煽動者
散播恐懼、謠言、衝突的人
someone who deliberately spreads unpleasant news or feelings such as fear, false stories, or conflict among people — almost always used as the second part of a compound word such as scaremonger, warmonger, or rumourmonger
Warmongers in the government pushed the country toward an unnecessary conflict.
政府裡的戰爭煽動者將國家推向一場不必要的衝突。
compound: warmonger used for people promoting war
During the pandemic, scaremongers shared false information about the virus online.
疫情期間，恐慌煽動者在網路上散布關於病毒的假消息。
compound: scaremonger for spreading fear
Rumourmongers spread fake stories about the mayor's personal life across the town.
謠言煽動者在鎮上四處散布關於市長私生活的虛假故事。
Gita warned her friends not to listen to the gossipmongers at the office water cooler.
Gita 警告朋友不要理會辦公室茶水間那些八卦分子的閒言閒語。
The local hatemongers tried to turn the two communities against each other with lies.
當地的仇恨煽動者試圖用謊言使兩個社區互相敵對。
用法筆記
This sense of monger is rarely used alone. It appears inside compound nouns where the first word identifies what bad thing is being spread (e.g. war, scare, rumour, gossip, hate). The plural form mongers is common in these compounds.
常見錯誤
2. a person whose job is to buy and sell a particular type of goods — most often fo
販子
買賣特定商品的商人
a person whose job is to buy and sell a particular type of goods — most often found in compound nouns such as fishmonger, ironmonger, or cheesemonger
The fishmonger at the harbour sells the freshest mackerel every morning before sunrise.
港口的魚販每天日出前賣最新鮮的鯖魚。
compound: fishmonger for fish seller
Trang bought a wheel of aged cheddar from the cheesemonger in the old town market.
Trang 在老城區市場的乳酪商那裡買了一輪熟成巧達起司。
compound: cheesemonger for cheese seller
A traditional ironmonger in our village still sells nails, locks, and garden tools.
我們村子裡一家傳統五金行至今仍賣釘子、鎖頭和園藝工具。
The costermonger pushed his wooden cart through the street, calling out the price of apples.
街頭水果販推著木頭推車穿過街道，大聲叫賣蘋果的價錢。
Mizuki found a local fishmonger who delivers fresh salmon to her door every Friday morning.
Mizuki 找到一位本地魚販，每週五早上會把新鮮鮭魚送到她家門口。
用法筆記
This sense is strongly associated with British English and appears almost exclusively in compound nouns. The first part of the compound names the product being sold. Costermonger specifically refers to a person who sells fruit and vegetables from a street cart.
常見錯誤
mongers — 動詞
- mongerspresent simple I / you / we / they
- mongerses3rd person singular
- mongersing-ing form
- mongersedpast simple
1. to sell items by travelling from one place to another, often in a small or infor
兜售
四處移動販賣貨物
to sell items by travelling from one place to another, often in a small or informal way — for example, a travelling merchant who mongers fabrics, spices, or household goods at village markets
For decades, Andrés mongered handmade furniture from town to town across the southern region.
Andrés 數十年來一路從南部各城鎮到處兜售手工家具。
rare verb: mongered + goods + from place to place
Before supermarkets, farmers often mongered their surplus vegetables at weekly county fairs.
在超級市場出現以前，農夫經常在每週的郡市集上兜售多餘的蔬菜。
A travelling merchant mongered silk and spices along the ancient mountain trade routes.
一名行商沿著古老的山區貿易路線兜售絲綢和香料。
Wren watched the old woman monger fresh herbs and remedies at the square every Thursday.
Wren 看著那位老婦人每逢星期四就在廣場上兜售新鮮藥草。
In coastal areas, fishermen mongered their catch directly to households instead of selling to wholesalers.
在沿海地區，漁民直接把漁獲兜售給住家，而不是賣給批發商。
- buy
opposite action
文法句型
monger + goods
用法筆記
This verb is rare in modern English and sounds old-fashioned. The noun senses are far more common. When used today, it almost always refers to historical or rural trading practices.