department store 是指按商品类别划分不同区域、销售多种商品的大型零售商店，兴起于19世纪，曾推动消费文化运动。其英式音标为 /diˈpɑːtmənt stɔː(r)/，美式音标为 /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt stɔːr/。

用法与搭配

作为名词短语，可作主语、宾语或表语，常与购物、经营相关动词搭配，如 shop at（在…购物）、manage（经营）、have a sale（促销）等。常见搭配包括：

affiliated department store（附属百货公司）

department store manager（百货商店经理）

department store sale（百货商店促销）

例句

这家百货公司本周正在大促销。
ABC department store is having a sale this week.

她在百货公司买了这张沙发。
She bought the sofa at the department store.

大百货公司里有许多部门分售各类商品。
In a big department store, there are numerous departments selling different kinds of goods.

他经营着一家大型百货商店。
He manages a large department store.

十字路口的那家百货商店是全市最大的。
The department store at the four corners is the largest one in the city.

逛百货公司的优势之一是顾客可自行试穿衣服。
One of the advantages of a department store is that you are left to yourself to try things on.

我通常在这家百货店购物。
I usually trade at this department store.

那家百货公司出售各种各样的商品。
That department store sells goods of every description.

他刑满释放后在一家百货公司找到了工作，这对他来说是新的开始。
He was released from prison and offered a job in a department store. It was a new day for him.

百货商店里挤满了购物的人。
The department store was thronged with people.

从19世纪的优雅购物场所到现代综合零售空间，百货商店始终是城市商业的重要符号。下次路过时，你是否会留意它如何通过分区设计影响你的消费选择？