mid-15c., "one who announces in public," agent noun from publish (v.). Meaning "one whose business is bringing out for sale books, periodicals, engravings, etc." is from 1740.
雙語例句
1. The publisher expected the book to sell 1,500 copies, tops.
出版商預計該書至多能賣出1,500本。
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2. I've also sold one or two to an American publisher.
我還賣了幾本給一位美國出版商。
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3. Her publisher wants her to spice up her stories with sex.
她的出版商想讓她在小說中增添些性描寫以吸引讀者。
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4. Nigel Deering, the publisher, is quietly confident about the magazine's chances.
出版商奈杰爾·迪林心中對這份雜志的成功很有把握。
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5. His son, Arthur Ochs Junior, is expected to succeed him as publisher.