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."
雙語例句
1. In some stores we were undermanned and customer service was suffering.
有些店我們人手不足，對顧客照顧不周。
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2. It does not matter one whit to the customer.
這對顧客來說一點關系都沒有。
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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的那樣，“他很可能把差額塞進了自己的腰包！”
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5. The owners of the store have stepped up customer mailings.