Wares are things somebody has to sell, especially when they are being sold in the open — at a market, from a cart, at a stall, door to door — rather than in a proper shop. The word has an old, story-book feeling. You meet it in tales and history books: a traveller comes to town and lays out his wares on a cloth.

Wares are things somebody has to sellWares指的是某人拿來賣的東西, especially when they are being sold in the open特別是在露天賣的時候: at a market, from a cart, at a stall, door to door在市場、從推車上、在攤位上、挨家挨戶地賣, rather than in a proper shop而不是在正式的店裡. The word has an old, story-book feeling這個字帶有古老、像故事書一樣的味道. You meet it in tales and history books你會在故事和歷史書裡遇到它: a traveller comes to town and lays out his wares on a cloth像是旅人來到城裡，把貨品攤在一塊布上

The word is almost always plural: people say "his wares", not "his ware". It also nearly always belongs to a person you can picture — a seller who carries his goods and shows them to you. That is why "sell your wares" and "display your wares" are the phrases you will actually see.

The word is almost always plural這個字幾乎總是用複數形: people say "his wares", not "his ware"人們會說「his wares」，不會說「his ware」. It also nearly always belongs to a person you can picture它幾乎總是屬於一個你能想像出來的人, a seller who carries his goods and shows them to you一個帶著貨品、拿給你看的賣家. That is why "sell your wares" and "display your wares" are the phrases you will actually see這就是為什麼你實際會看到的是「sell your wares」和「display your wares」這兩種說法

Modern people still use it, but half-jokingly, or to sound old-fashioned on purpose. A writer might say a politician is "selling his wares" to voters, meaning he is showing off what he offers, and the old word makes him sound like a market trader. The singular "ware" survives mainly stuck to other words: hardware, software, kitchenware, silverware, glassware — each one means "goods of that kind".

Modern people still use it現代人還是會用這個字, but half-jokingly, or to sound old-fashioned on purpose不過通常是半開玩笑，或是故意講得老派一點. A writer might say a politician is "selling his wares" to voters作者可能會說某位政治人物在向選民「selling his wares」, meaning he is showing off what he offers意思是他在展示自己能提供什麼, and the old word makes him sound like a market trader而這個老字眼讓他聽起來像個市場裡的商販. The singular "ware" survives mainly stuck to other words單數的「ware」現在主要黏在其他字後面才留存下來: hardware, software, kitchenware, silverware, glassware像hardware、software、kitchenware、silverware、glassware, each one means "goods of that kind"每一個都是指「那一類的東西」