consumer

consumer — noun

1. A consumer is a person who purchases products or pays for services to satisfy th

1.名詞B2
釋義

A consumer is a person who purchases products or pays for services to satisfy their own needs or wants, rather than to resell the items or use them for business purposes.

例句

Rania reads online reviews before every major consumer purchase like a laptop or a smartphone.

collocation: consumer purchase / consumer goods

New safety rules protect consumers from misleading product labels and false advertising claims.

collocation: protect consumers

同義詞
  • customer

    more specific — refers to someone buying from a particular shop or business, not the general economic role

  • buyer

    focuses on the act of purchasing; often used in legal or real-estate contexts

  • shopper

    emphasises the activity of looking for and selecting goods, often in physical stores

  • purchaser

    formal register, typical in contracts and official documents rather than everyday speech

反義詞
  • producer

    a person or company that makes goods or provides services

  • seller

    a person or business that offers goods or services in exchange for money

文法句型

consumer + noun (attributive use)

用法筆記

In formal or academic English, consumer refers to anyone who uses goods or services, regardless of whether a purchase was made. The word is also very frequently used attributively before another noun — for example, consumer demand, consumer behaviour, consumer confidence.

常見錯誤

❌The consumer bought a sandwich at the shop.
✅The customer bought a sandwich at the shop.
💡'consumer' describes a general economic role (anyone who uses products or services); 'customer' refers to a specific person buying at a particular business at a particular time.
❌Consumers need to buy food to eat.
✅People need to buy food to eat.
💡'consumer' sounds overly technical in everyday contexts about basic needs; use 'people' for general statements about daily life.