borrowing
/ˈbɒrəʊɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɔːrəʊɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbär-ə-wiŋ ˈbȯr-/ (ame, mw)
borrowing — 名詞
- borrowingsingular
- borrowingsplural
1. money raised by taking loans, or the activity of getting money that must later b
借貸；借款
借來資金或舉債行為
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.
這座城市靠大量借貸來興建新的地鐵線。
collocation: heavy borrowing for public projects
After the flood, Omar's shop survived because emergency borrowing was available.
洪水過後，Omar 的店能撐下來，是因為當時有緊急借款可用。
Bank borrowing became expensive, so Faisal delayed opening the cafe.
銀行借款變貴了，所以 Faisal 延後了開咖啡館。
Government borrowing reached record levels after the bridge collapsed.
橋梁倒塌後，政府借貸升到歷史高點。
The hospital disclosed its foreign borrowings in last year's annual report.
這家醫院在去年的年報裡揭露了海外借款。
- 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
借用；借用語
從別處拿來沿用的詞句或想法
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.
許多英文的食物名稱都是來自法語和義大利語的借用語。
pattern: borrowing from + language
Gabriela spotted a borrowing from an old myth in the film script.
Gabriela 在那份電影劇本裡看出了一個借用自古老神話的橋段。
The professor warned that the slogan looked like a borrowing from a rival campaign.
那位教授提醒大家，這句口號看起來像是借用自競選對手。
Sivan explained that karaoke is a borrowing that entered English through Japanese.
Sivan 解釋說，karaoke 是經由日語進入英語的借用語。
Critics called the scene an obvious borrowing from Christopher's earlier novel.
評論家說那一幕明顯是借用自 Christopher 先前的小說。
- 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.