The Open Dictionary

coin

名词

UK/kɔɪn/
US/kɔɪn/

定义 coin 名词

  1. B1Countable(可數名詞)

    A small, round piece of metal, typically silver or copper in color, used as currency.

    硬幣

    • A ten-pence coin.

      一枚十便士的硬幣。

    • A one-pound coin.

      一枚一英鎊的硬幣。

    • A collection of gold coins.

      一套金幣收藏。

  2. Uncountable(不可數名詞)

    Money in the form of metallic coins.

    硬幣

动词

UK/kɔɪn/
US/kɔɪn/

定义 coin 动词

create(創造)

  1. C2Transitive(及物動詞)

    To create or invent a new word or phrase; to be the first to use a word in a specific way.

    創造；杜撰（新詞或新的表達方式）

    • Allen Ginsberg is credited with coining the term 'flower power'.

      艾倫·金斯堡被認為創造了『花的力量』這個詞。

    • The writer coined a new word to describe the phenomenon.

      這位作家創造了一個新詞來描述這個現象。

    • The media coined the phrase to describe this new trend.

      媒體創造了這個詞語來描述這一新趨勢。

片语 coin 动词

  • coining it (in)

    To earn a large amount of money, especially quickly.

    （尤指快速地）賺大錢、發大財。

    • Farmers were coining it at that time, thanks to high wheat prices.

    由於小麥價格高漲，農民當時賺了大錢。

成语

  • to coin a phrase

    Used to introduce a well-known or overused expression, often with a touch of self-awareness or irony.

    用一句常用的說法；套用一句俗語來說。

    • It was, to coin a phrase, a make-or-break situation.

    可以說，這是一個成敗攸關的局面。