salesperson

/ˈseɪlzpɜːsn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈseɪlzpɜːrsn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsālz-ˌpər-sᵊn/ (ame, mw)

salesperson — 名詞

  • salespersonsingular
  • salespeopleplural

1. someone who works in a shop, a store, or for a company, showing products to cust

1.名詞A2
釋義

銷售員

在商店或公司銷售產品的人

someone who works in a shop, a store, or for a company, showing products to customers and helping them decide what to buy

例句

The salesperson showed Amihan three different phones before she chose the cheapest one.

那位銷售員向 Amihan 展示了三款不同的手機，最後她選了最便宜的那支。

pattern: salesperson + showed + [customer] + [product]

Rachid asked the salesperson whether the store could deliver the new sofa the next day.

Rachid 問銷售員，店家隔天能不能把那張新沙發送到。

同義詞
  • salesclerk

    mainly US; refers to someone who serves customers in a store

  • shop assistant

    mainly UK; usually works inside a shop, serving customers directly

  • sales representative

    sells products for a company, often by visiting businesses or clients rather than working in a shop

用法筆記

'salesperson' is gender-neutral and is preferred over 'salesman' or 'saleswoman' in modern professional contexts. The plural form is 'salespeople'.

常見錯誤

❌The salesperson sell electronics.
✅The salesperson sells electronics.
💡'salesperson' is third-person singular, so the verb needs '-s'.
❌The salesperson at the counter were very kind.
✅The salesperson was very kind.
💡singular subject needs singular verb; use 'salespeople were' for plural.