marketed(动词 market 的过去式/过去分词,常作形容词用):被营销的;被推向市场并进行宣传推广的;也可指“被当作某种东西来宣传/包装”。
/ˈmɑːrkɪtɪd/
The product was marketed to teenagers.
这款产品被营销给青少年群体。
Though marketed as “natural,” the supplement contains several synthetic additives and has faced criticism for misleading advertising.
尽管被宣传为“天然”,这种补充剂仍含有多种合成添加剂,并因误导性广告而受到批评。
market 源自拉丁语 mercatus(“交易、市场”),经由古法语进入英语,原本与“买卖、集市”相关;后来引申出动词含义,指把商品(或理念、服务)带到市场并进行推广。marketed 则表示这种推广行为已发生,或某物“被这样推销/包装”。