n.[C]

1. 商人
   Did you watch Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice on TV last night?

   你昨天晚上在电视上看到莎剧《威尼斯商人》吗？

   His father is a timber merchant.

   他父亲是木材商。

2. 零售商

a.

1. 商人的；商业的
   This is a merchant bank.

   这是个商业银行。

2. 商船的

n.

1. a person involved in wholesale trade.
   ▸chiefly N. Amer. a retail trader.
2. informal a person who deals in something unpleasant.
   ▸derogatory a person with a liking for a particular activity:

   a speed merchant.

adj.