比如说莎士比亚的父亲是一名杂货商,这里的杂货商用英语怎么说?我刚查了一下grocer,字典上它主要是食品杂货商啊,约翰·莎士比亚是经营羊毛、皮革制造及谷物生意的杂货商,用这个可以吗?

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比如说莎士比亚的父亲是一名杂货商,这里的杂货商用英语怎么说?
我刚查了一下grocer,字典上它主要是食品杂货商啊,约翰·莎士比亚是经营羊毛、皮革制造及谷物生意的杂货商,用这个可以吗?

Answer 1

在资料介绍中用的是下面的语言：
commodities merchant
下面是对莎士比亚父亲的描述原文：
His parents,John and Mary (Arden),were married about 1557; she was of the landed gentry,he a yeoman—a glover and commodities merchant.By 1568,John had risen through the ranks of town government and held the position of high bailiff,similar to mayor.
A glover is a glove maker.A commodities merchant is like a department store owner.