salesclerk

salesclerk — 名詞

1. A person whose job is to help customers at a shop or store — for example, by fin

1.名詞B1
釋義

店員

在商店服務顧客的人

A person whose job is to help customers at a shop or store — for example, by finding items for them, answering questions, and taking payment.

例句

The salesclerk at Mauricio's local hardware store helped him find the right size of screws.

Mauricio 家附近的五金行店員幫他找到了合適尺寸的螺絲。

salesclerk + at [store] + helps [customer] find + goods

Amani asked the salesclerk whether the store had any electric kettles in stock.

Amani 問店員店裡還有沒有庫存電熱水壺。

ask + salesclerk + whether-clause for checking stock

同義詞
  • shop assistant

    the standard British English term for the same role

  • salesperson

    more general term; can also refer to someone who sells outside a store setting

  • sales associate

    a more formal job title often used in large retail chains

反義詞
  • customer

    the person who buys from the salesclerk

文法句型

a salesclerk

the salesclerk

salesclerk + at [store]

用法筆記

Common in American English. In British English, 'shop assistant' is the usual term. 'Salesclerk' is a countable noun — use 'a salesclerk' or 'the salesclerk' for one person, and 'salesclerks' for more than one.

常見錯誤

❌The clerk helped me find a shirt.' (when meaning a store worker in American English)
✅The salesclerk helped me find a shirt.
💡In American English, 'clerk' alone usually refers to an office worker, not a retail worker.
❌She is a salesclerk in the office.
✅She is a salesclerk in a department store.
💡A salesclerk works in a shop or store, not an office.