shopper
shopper — 名詞
1. a person who goes to a shop or an online store to look at and choose the things
購物者
到商店或網站購物的人
a person who goes to a shop or an online store to look at and choose the things that they want to buy
The weekend crowd of shoppers filled the main street outside the department store.
週末的購物人潮擠滿了百貨公司外的主要街道。
plural noun referring to a group
Anjali was one of the first shoppers to try the new café at the mall.
Anjali 是第一批到購物中心新咖啡館光顧的消費者。
Camila pushed her cart past the shoppers who were waiting in a long queue.
Camila 推著購物車，經過大排長龍的顧客群。
Many shoppers compare prices online before they set foot in a physical shop.
許多購物者會在踏進實體店之前先在網路上比價。
A street vendor offered free samples to every passing shopper on a warm afternoon.
一個路邊攤販在溫暖的午後向路過的每位顧客贈送免費試用品。
- customer
a person who buys from a specific shop; unlike 'shopper', a customer focuses on the transaction with a particular business rather than the act of looking around
- buyer
emphasises the purchase itself rather than the activity of browsing; more formal in retail contexts
- consumer
broader term that includes anyone who uses goods; often used in economic or legal discussions about rights and behaviour
文法句型
shopper + verb
常見錯誤
2. a type of large bag on small wheels that you pull by a handle, designed for brin
購物拉車
附輪子和拉桿的購物袋
a type of large bag on small wheels that you pull by a handle, designed for bringing home groceries and other purchases from a shop without needing to carry them in your hands
Mert pulled his wheeled shopper through the supermarket car park after the weekly food shop.
Mert 買完一週的食物後，拉著他的輪式購物袋穿過超市停車場。
pull + wheeled shopper
Sirin packed fresh vegetables into her shopper before heading home from the market.
Sirin 在從市場回家前，把新鮮蔬菜裝進她的購物拉車裡。
The elderly woman rested her shopper against the bench while she waited for the bus.
那位老太太等公車時，把她的購物拉車靠著候車亭的長椅停放。
A folded shopper fits easily into a cupboard when not in use.
折疊式購物拉車不用時可以輕鬆收進櫥櫃裡。
- shopping trolley
more common in British English to refer to the wire cart inside a shop; less often used for the pull-along bag
- shopping cart
the American term for a wire basket on wheels pushed through a shop; not interchangeable with 'shopper' (bag)
- wheeled bag
a more general term for any bag with wheels, not just for shopping
文法句型
pull + shopper
wheeled shopper
用法筆記
This sense is primarily British English. In American English, 'shopping cart' refers to a wire basket on wheels that you push through a shop, while a 'shopper' in this sense is a collapsible bag on wheels that you pull and take home. In Taiwan, similar items are commonly called 購物拉車 (gòuwù lāchē) or 買菜車 (mǎicài chē).
常見錯誤
3. a person whose job is to buy goods for other people, either by selecting items f
代購員
代他人購物的專業人士
a person whose job is to buy goods for other people, either by selecting items for individual clients or by visiting shops secretly to test the quality of their service
Théo works as a personal shopper for a luxury fashion brand in Taipei.
Théo 在台北一家精品時尚品牌擔任個人採購顧問。
work as a personal shopper + employer / location
The mystery shopper visited the hotel to check the quality of its front-desk service.
那位神秘客造訪飯店，測試其櫃檯的服務品質。
mystery shopper + verb check + service quality
Sivan hired a professional shopper to help find the best prices on new kitchen appliances.
Sivan 聘請了一名專業代購來找價格最划算的新廚房家電。
Naoko trained as a mystery shopper to evaluate restaurant service across the city.
Naoko 接受神秘客培訓，負責評估全市餐廳的服務品質。
- buyer
a person whose job is to choose and buy goods to be sold in a shop; a 'buyer' works for the seller, while a 'personal shopper' works for the buyer
- mystery shopper
a specific type of professional shopper who evaluates service quality anonymously
- personal shopper
the most common compound; emphasises one-to-one client service
文法句型
work as a + (personal / mystery) + shopper
用法筆記
The two most common compound forms are 'personal shopper' (someone who advises individual clients on what to buy, often in fashion or gifts) and 'mystery shopper' (someone paid to pose as a customer and evaluate a shop's service). Both are countable job titles.