
market
词源
源自拉丁语 'mercatus'(贸易、市场),通过古法语 'marché' 进入英语。最早记录于12世纪,指商品买卖的场所或活动。
noun
❶ 指买卖商品或服务的场所,可以是实体地点如集市,也可以是抽象概念如金融市场。
“She bought fresh vegetables at the local market.”
(她在当地市场买了新鲜蔬菜。)
“The stock market experienced a sharp decline yesterday.”
(昨天股市经历了一次急剧下跌。)
❶ 指特定产品或服务的潜在购买者群体,常用于商业和营销领域。
“Our product targets the teenage market.”
(我们的产品针对青少年市场。)
“The company is expanding into international markets.”
(公司正在向国际市场扩张。)
verb
❶ 推广或销售产品的行为,包括广告、促销等活动。
“The company markets its products worldwide.”
(这家公司在全球范围内销售其产品。)
“They hired a professional to market their new app.”
(他们聘请了专业人士来推广他们的新应用。)
常见短语
on the market — 指商品或服务可供购买的状态,也用于描述房屋待售的情况。
“This model has been on the market for three months.”
(这款型号已经在市场上销售三个月了。)
market research — 收集和分析关于消费者需求和偏好的信息,以帮助商业决策的过程。
“Before launching the product, we conducted extensive market research.”
(在产品推出前,我们进行了广泛的市场调研。)
black market — 非法或未经官方批准的贸易活动,通常涉及违禁品或逃税商品。
“During the war, many goods were only available on the black market.”
(战争期间,许多商品只能在黑市上买到。)