Starting in the 4th century BCE silk began to reach the West by merchants who would exchange it for gold, ivory, horses or precious stones.

从公元前四世纪开始，商人们将丝绸交换黄金，象牙，马匹或贵重的石头而使其到达了西方社会。

youdao

The high price of exchange too would naturally dispose the merchants to endeavour to make their exports nearly balance their imports.

汇兑的高价，也自然会使商人努力平衡他们的输出和输入。

youdao

During Alibaba's 2014 initial public offering in the United States, Mr. Ma gave television interviews but allowed a group of merchants to ring the stock exchange bell.

阿里巴巴2014年在美国首次公开募股期间，马云接受了电视采访，但让一些商户去敲响了交易钟。

youdao

Declutterers can send usable books, DVDs, video games and music to third-party merchants in exchange for gift cards through the Amazon Trade-In Program.

CNN: Decluttering before the New Year

Medieval Italian merchants developed commercial and financial techniques, such as bookkeeping and bills of exchange, that spread north and west to Europe's emerging maritime and Protestant powers, notably Holland and England.

FORBES: Magazine Article