customer

/ˈkʌstəmə(r)/ n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
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顾客；客户

释义与例句

n. 顾客；客户
a person or organisation that buys goods or services from a shop or business
  1. The customer asked for a refund.
    那位顾客要求退款。
  2. Good service encourages customers to return.
    良好的服务能促使顾客再次光顾。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The shop was full of customers doing their weekend shopping.
    商店里满是在周末购物的顾客。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 customer 是顾客，client 多是专业服务客户，guest 是宾客或酒店住客；customer service 是“客户服务”。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • client 客户；委托人
    customer 通常指在商店、餐馆或企业购买商品、服务的人；client 更常指律师、会计师、设计师等专业服务提供者的客户，常带持续委托关系。
    The lawyer arranged a meeting with her client. 律师安排与她的委托人见面。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • guest 客人；宾客；房客
    customer 泛指购买商品或服务的顾客；guest 指被邀请的客人或酒店住客，强调受到接待，购物者一般不能称为 guest。
    The hotel guest asked for an extra towel. 酒店客人要求多给一条毛巾。
常见搭配
  • customer service 客户服务
    She called customer service to report a faulty product. 她致电客户服务，报告产品有故障。
  • regular customer 常客
    The cafe owner knows every regular customer by name. 咖啡馆老板能叫出每位常客的名字。
  • customer satisfaction 顾客满意度
    The survey measures customer satisfaction with the new service. 这项调查衡量顾客对新服务的满意度。