The market is not an invention of capitalism. It has existed for centuries. It is an invention of civilization.
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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
"to buy or sell goods on the black market"
从事黑市买卖
近义：introduce, launch, merchandise, merchandize, release, commercialise
反义：obtain, procure, purchase, secure, acquire, get
n. 发明;发明物;捏造：内心捏造的东西，特指谎言;发明才能;
💡 invent发明，创造+ion名词后缀 → 发明，创造，捏造
"Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time."
传真机在当时是一项了不起的发明。
近义：improvisation, intellect, intelligence, strike, talent, brainchild
n. 文明，文化;开化，教化;修养;文明社会;
💡 civil市民；礼貌+ization...化→文明 → 文明，文化
"Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse."
文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。
近义：humanity, mankind, world, civilisation, kultur, culture
n. 资本主义（制度）;资本（或财富）的拥有;资本（私人占有和生产盈利）的支配地位;
💡 capital资本+ism主义 →资本主义
"Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down."
他们新的宣言声称要摧毁整个资本主义大厦，这是不可能的。