borrowing
/ˈbɒrəʊɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɔːrəʊɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbär-ə-wiŋ ˈbȯr-/ (ame, mw)
borrowing — noun
- borrowingsingular
- borrowingsplural
1. money raised by taking loans, or the activity of getting money that must later b
money raised by taking loans, or the activity of getting money that must later be paid back to a bank or another lender.
The city relied on heavy borrowing to build a new subway line.
collocation: heavy borrowing for public projects
After the flood, Omar's shop survived because emergency borrowing was available.
Bank borrowing became expensive, so Faisal delayed opening the cafe.
Government borrowing reached record levels after the bridge collapsed.
The hospital disclosed its foreign borrowings in last year's annual report.
- repayment
focuses on paying borrowed money back rather than taking it
文法句型
borrowing + from + lender
government/company borrowing
borrowings + in + accounts/report
用法筆記
Often used in business, banking, and public-finance contexts. Use the uncountable noun for the general practice or total level of debt, but plural borrowings for separate loans listed in accounts.
常見錯誤
2. a word, phrase, or idea taken from another language or another person's work and
a word, phrase, or idea taken from another language or another person's work and used again in a new piece of language or writing.
Many English food words are borrowings from French and Italian.
pattern: borrowing from + language
Gabriela spotted a borrowing from an old myth in the film script.
The professor warned that the slogan looked like a borrowing from a rival campaign.
Sivan explained that karaoke is a borrowing that entered English through Japanese.
Critics called the scene an obvious borrowing from Christopher's earlier novel.
- loanword
narrower — used only for a word taken into another language, not for ideas or scenes
- adaptation
broader — often involves changing borrowed material rather than taking it over directly
文法句型
a borrowing from + language/source
borrowing + in + text/work
用法筆記
Usually followed by 'from' to name the source language, writer, or work. In linguistics it often means a word adopted into another language, while in criticism it can mean a reused image, idea, or scene.