| 释义 |
emptor /ˈɛmptə /noun rareA person who makes a purchase; a buyer: the gullible emptor had it coming for a long time...- Today, I think that a phrase that better describes the current state of affairs might be business emptor - let the business beware.
- It can be a consumer guide to the virtues and defects of the product so that the emptor is adequately caveated.
- To sell a book to a publisher, you need three things: a hook, a line, and an emptor.
Origin Late 19th century: Latin, from emere 'to buy'. |