vendor和hawker(小贩)有什么不同

问题描述

vendor 和 hawker 在表示“小贩”意思时有什么不同呢？

老师答疑

蒋老师：

▲基本用法区别：

vendor 和 hawker 都可以表示“小贩”，区别很小，常可换用。但细分的话：vendor 多指街有固定摊位的小贩，而 hawker 则多指流动性的叫卖小贩。另外，vendor 属中性词，无褒贬之分，而 hawker 则有时含有贬义，指令人反感的叫卖东西。

▲有关词典的释义：

◎vendor的用法

1.《柯林斯词典》对 vendor 的释义：

A vendor is someone who sells things such as newspapers, cigarettes, or food from a small stall or cart. 小贩；摊贩

2.《朗文当代英语词典》对vendor 的释义：

someone who sells things, especially on the street （尤指街头上的）小贩

3《剑桥高阶英汉双解词典》对vendor的释义：

someone who is selling something 小贩；摊主；卖主

◎hawker的用法

1.《柯林斯词典》对hawker 的释义：

You can use hawker to refer to a person who tries to sell things by calling at people's homes or standing in the street, especially when you do not approve of this activity. 街头小贩；上门推销员

2.《朗文当代英语词典》对 hawker的释义：

someone who carries goods from place to place and tries to sell them（叫卖）小贩

3《剑桥高阶英汉双解词典》对 hawker的释义：

someone who sells goods informally in public places 小商贩

▲相关词典的例句：

He bought a copy from a newspaper vendor. 他从报贩那里买了一份报纸。

Ted was haggling with the street vendors. 特德正在和街边小贩讨价还价。

Ice-cream vendors were doing a brisk trade (= selling a lot of ice cream). 冰淇淋小贩的生意很红火。

All manner of hawkers and street sellers were plying their trade.形形色色的沿街小贩都在做着自己的买卖。

I bought these sunglasses from a street vendor in Florence. 我在佛罗伦斯的一个街头小贩那里买了这副太阳眼镜。

周老师：

freeone 老师讲得很全面，vendor 是类似于固定商摊、百杂小店等商贩，而 hawker 源出鹰，强调了其流动性。