storekeeper

IPA/ˈstɔːkiːpə(r)/
KK[stˈɔrkˌipɚ]IPA/ˈstɔːrkiːpər/

storekeeper — 名詞

  • storekeepersingular
  • storekeepersplural

1. someone who runs a small store, usually as the owner, and handles customers, mon

1.名詞B2
釋義

店主

經營小商店的人

someone who runs a small store, usually as the owner, and handles customers, money, and goods each day

例句

After the storm, the storekeeper reopened the corner store at dawn.

暴風雨過後，那位店主在天亮時重新打開街角的小店。

the + storekeeper + past-tense verb for daily shop management

Liam asked the storekeeper whether the rice was sold in smaller bags.

Liam 問店主有沒有比較小包的米可買。

ask the storekeeper + whether-clause

常見搭配
  • local storekeeper
  • village storekeeper
  • small-town storekeeper
  • friendly storekeeper
同義詞
  • shopkeeper

    the usual British English term for someone who owns and runs a small shop

  • shop owner

    focuses on ownership; the owner may not serve customers every day

  • retailer

    broader and more formal; can refer to a business or chain, not only one person

  • merchant

    more formal or old-fashioned; often suggests trade rather than a small neighborhood store

文法句型

the + storekeeper

ask the storekeeper + whether-clause

[adjective] + storekeeper

用法筆記

Usually refers to someone who both owns and runs a small local store. In British English, shopkeeper is more common; for an employee serving customers, use sales assistant or clerk instead.

常見錯誤

The storekeeper brought the shoes from the back' (when you just mean a worker in the shop).
The sales clerk brought the shoes from the back.
'storekeeper' usually suggests the person in charge of the store, not any employee on the floor.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • corner store
  • village store
  • family business
  • regular customers

常用片語

  • run a small store
  • serve local customers