"commission merchant" 是商业术语,指“代销商/佣金商人/受托批发商”——即受他人(委托人,principal)委托,代为销售商品并从中赚取佣金(commission,通常按销售额的一定比例计算)的个人或企业。
核心职责:代替委托人销售商品(如农产品、工业品等);
报酬方式:不赚取商品差价,而是按销售金额的百分比收取佣金;
法律关系:与委托人是“委托-代理”关系(agent-principal relationship),需为委托人的利益行事。
以下是在句子/语境中的实际应用:
基础句:The local winery hired a commission merchant to sell its wines in neighboring states.
(当地酒庄雇了一位代销商,在邻近州销售其葡萄酒。)
说明佣金比例:Commission merchants usually take 5-15% of the total sales as their fee.
(代销商通常按总销售额的5%-15%收取佣金。)
行业场景(农产品):Farmers often rely on commission merchants to get their produce to urban markets.
(农民常依赖代销商将农产品销往城市市场。)
对比逻辑:Unlike a retailer who buys goods outright, a commission merchant only sells on behalf of others.
(与直接进货的零售商不同,代销商仅代他人销售。)
"work as a commission merchant":担任代销商;
"commission merchant agreement":代销协议(明确佣金比例、责任等);
"commission merchant for [product]":某商品的代销商(如 commission merchant for textiles 纺织品代销商)。
"commission merchant" 本质是“赚佣金的代售者”,常见于需要扩大销售范围但自身资源有限的场景(如小商家、农民、出口商等)。理解时需抓住“委托销售+佣金报酬”的核心逻辑。