chandler
chandler — 名詞
1. a merchant or business that provides ropes, paints, food, and other supplies to
船具商
販賣船隻用品的商人
a merchant or business that provides ropes, paints, food, and other supplies to ships and boats.
The harbour chandler supplied the fishing fleet with nets, ropes, and cooking oil every morning.
這位港口船具商每天早上為漁船隊提供漁網、繩索和食用油。
collocation: harbour chandler / ship chandler
Captain Yara visited the local chandler before her ship sailed to Taiwan.
Yara 船長在出航前往台灣之前，拜訪了當地的船具商。
The crew called a chandler in Kaohsiung after their anchor chain snapped.
錨鏈斷掉後，船員打電話給高雄的一位船具商求助。
Ravi's uncle worked as a chandler for thirty years at the port of Singapore.
Ravi 的叔叔在新加坡港當了三十年的船具商。
A good ship chandler keeps spare engine parts ready for urgent repairs.
好的船舶物料商會備妥緊急維修用的引擎零件。
- ship supplier
more general term; less specific to port-side maritime context
- provisioner
focuses on food and drink; a chandler supplies a wider range of goods
- marine dealer
more modern and commercial; less traditional than 'chandler'
用法筆記
Often used in the compound "ship chandler" or "ship's chandler." This is the most common modern meaning of the word. The person sense and the shop sense (sense 2) overlap in common speech — "the chandler" may refer to either the business or the premises.
常見錯誤
2. a shop or store that sells ropes, paints, food, and other items that ships and b
船具店
販賣船隻用品的商店
a shop or store that sells ropes, paints, food, and other items that ships and boats need.
Theo bought new ropes and a life jacket at the chandler near the dock.
Theo 在碼頭附近的船具店買了新繩索和一件救生衣。
typical location: at the chandler near the dock
The old chandler on Harbour Street sells anchors, paint, and fishing gear.
港口街那家老船具店販賣船錨、油漆和釣魚用具。
Priya found brass compasses and waterproof lamps at the chandler near the port.
Priya 在港口附近的船具店找到了黃銅羅盤和防水燈。
Every chandler along the coast stocks nautical charts of the local waters.
沿岸的每家船具店都有當地水域的航海圖。
- chandlery
direct synonym for the shop; less common
- marine supply store
modern equivalent; less traditional but more widely understood
- ship supply shop
descriptive compound; clearer for non-specialists
用法筆記
Also called a "chandlery." This sense refers to the physical shop rather than the person running it, though in everyday speech the two meanings overlap — "I'm going to the chandler" could mean either the shop or the business.
常見錯誤
3. a worker who made and sold candles in the past, before electric lighting was wid
製燭匠
以製造蠟燭為業的人
a worker who made and sold candles in the past, before electric lighting was widely available.
In medieval England, the chandler worked next to the baker and the blacksmith.
在中世紀的英格蘭，製燭匠就在麵包師傅和鐵匠旁邊工作。
Hana's great-grandfather was a chandler who supplied candles to the village church.
Hana 的曾祖父是一名製燭匠，為村裡的教堂供應蠟燭。
The museum hired an actor to demonstrate how a colonial chandler made tallow candles.
博物館聘請了一名演員，示範殖民地時期的製燭匠如何製造牛脂蠟燭。
Before electric lights arrived, every town had a chandler who made candles from wax.
在電燈普及之前，每個城鎮都有一名用蠟製作蠟燭的製燭匠。
A chandler would melt animal fat and pour it into moulds to create candles.
製燭匠會將動物脂肪融化後倒入模具，製成蠟燭。
- candle maker
direct modern equivalent; plainer and more widely understood
- tallow chandler
historical term for a chandler who worked specifically with animal fat
- wax chandler
historical term for a chandler who worked with beeswax or other waxes
用法筆記
The original historical meaning of the word. In modern contexts, the maritime senses (1 and 2) are far more common in English-speaking ports, while the candle-making sense appears mainly in historical writing or museum exhibits.