小売業者
解説 Definition
retailers は retailer（小売業者・小売店）の複数形で、商品を消費者に直接売る店や会社、人を指します。
Retailers are shops, companies, or people that sell goods directly to individual consumers, usually in relatively small quantities. The plural form distinguishes multiple sellers from a single retailer.
使い方 Usage
使い分け Common distinctions
- manufacturer は商品を作る製造業者、wholesaler は商品をまとめて店などに売る卸売業者、retailer は消費者に直接売る小売業者です。 A manufacturer makes products, a wholesaler sells goods in bulk to businesses such as shops, and a retailer sells directly to consumers.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
retail「小売り」と結び付け、消費者に商品を売る店を思い浮かべましょう。retailer に複数形の -s を付けた形で、語末は /z/ と発音します。
Connect retailers with retail and picture shops selling goods to consumers. Retailers is retailer plus the plural ending -s, pronounced /z/.
例文
Local retailers sell fresh fruit.
地元の小売業者は新鮮な果物を売っています。
Many retailers offer online shopping now.
今では多くの小売業者がオンライン販売を行っています。
retailers の類義語・関連語
retailers の語源・成り立ち Etymology
retailers は retailer の複数形で、retail＋-er＋-s。retail は古フランス語 retaillier「切り分けて売る」に由来し、re-「再び」＋ taillier「切る」から、「小口で売る」意味になりました。関連語は retail, tailor。
Retailers consists of retail, the agent suffix -er, and the plural ending -s. Retail entered English through Old French retaillier, meaning “to cut up” or “sell in small quantities,” formed from re- and taillier, “to cut.” The commercial sense developed from dividing goods into smaller amounts for direct sale. The final -s marks more than one retailer.
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