n. 交易;市集;需求;交易情况,行情;
vt. 在市场上出售某物;推销;
vi. <美>去市场买东西;
mark(merc-=trade)+et(名词后缀)→市场;市集;交易;出售
🗣️ 情景例句
I hope you don't mind my asking, but I'd like to know.
我希望你不介意我向你打听一下,我想知道。
Kill two birds with one stone.
一举两得。
Some of the bigger firms are engaged in researches which are of such general and fundamental nature that it is a positive advantage to them not to keep them secret.