late 14c., "customs official;" later "buyer" (early 15c.), from Anglo-French custumer, from Medieval Latin custumarius, from Latin consuetudinarius (see custom (n.)). More generalized meaning "a person with whom one has dealings" emerged 1540s; that of "a person to deal with" (usually wth an adjective, tough, etc.) is by 1580s. In Shakespeare, the word also can mean "prostitute."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. In some stores we were undermanned and customer service was suffering.
有些店我們?nèi)耸植蛔?，?duì)顧客照顧不周。
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2. It does not matter one whit to the customer.
這對(duì)顧客來(lái)說(shuō)一點(diǎn)關(guān)系都沒(méi)有。
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3. Several manufacturers are also nibbling away at Ford's traditional customer base.
幾家制造商也在蠶食福特公司的傳統(tǒng)客戶群。
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4. As one former customer said cynically, "He's probably pocketed the difference!"
正如一位憤世嫉俗的舊主顧所說(shuō)的那樣，“他很可能把差額塞進(jìn)了自己的腰包！”
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5. The owners of the store have stepped up customer mailings.