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market

/ˈmɑːrkɪt/ American
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  • n. 市场, 集市
  • v. 推销, 营销
Definition
  • n. a place or system where goods are bought and sold
  • v. to advertise and offer a product for sale
Example
She buys fresh vegetables at the market every Saturday morning.
她每个周六早上都去市场买新鲜蔬菜。
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Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析

Compared meaning: a place to buy and sell goods (noun).

比较义项:买卖货物的场所(名词)。

  • market 本词

    The everyday, general word for a place (or system) of buying and selling; used for regular events like a farmers' market or night market, and also for abstract senses like the stock market.

    日常通用词,指买卖货物的场所(或系统),可用于定期集会,如农贸市场、夜市,也可用于抽象含义,如股市。

    She buys fresh vegetables at the market every Saturday morning.

    她每个星期六早上都在市场买新鲜蔬菜。

  • marketplace

    Emphasizes the physical open area or building itself, often a traditional or historic site; also used formally for online trading platforms, such as an online marketplace.

    强调具体的露天场地或建筑物本身,常指传统或历史悠久的场所;该词也常用于正式场合,指网上交易平台。

    Tourists wandered through the old marketplace, admiring its ancient stone arches.

    游客们漫步在古老的集市中,欣赏着那些历史悠久的石拱门。

Market and marketplace both mean a place to buy and sell, but they differ. Market is the general word, also used for a night market. Marketplace stresses the physical area or building, also used for online trading. Market as a verb is not compared here.

这两个词都可以指买卖货物的场所,语气相近,可以互相替换;market 更常用、更宽泛,也可指抽象的经济系统或定期集会,如夜市、股市;marketplace 更强调具体的露天场地或建筑物本身,语气略正式,也常用于指网上交易平台。这里不比较 market 作动词表示“推销”,或指“目标市场”等抽象商业含义的用法。