consumer的词源

英文词源

consumer (n.)

early 15c., "one who squanders or wastes," agent noun from consume. In economic sense, "one who uses up goods or articles" (opposite of producer) from 1745. Consumer goods is attested from 1890. In U.S., consumer price index calculated since 1919, tracking "changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services" [Bureau of Labor Statistics]; abbreviation CPI is attested by 1971.

中文词源

consumer：消费者

来自consume, 消费.

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：consumer 词源，consumer 含义。

consumer：消费者

词根词缀： con-共同 + -sum-拿,买 + -er