"borrowed" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 借来的
• 借用的

Definition

指从别人那里拿来并打算归还的东西。它也可以形容来自其他来源、并非原创的想法、风格或词语。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常放在名词前面，如 'a borrowed book'、'borrowed money'。用于思想或语言时，常见于 'a borrowed idea'、'a borrowed word'。不要和 'lent' 混淆：'borrow' 是借入，'lend' 是借出。

Examples

This is a borrowed jacket, so I have to give it back tomorrow.

这是一件**借来的**夹克，所以我明天必须还回去。

He used a borrowed pen to sign the paper.

他用一支**借来的**笔签了文件。

That word was borrowed from French.

那个词是从法语中**借用的**。

I showed up in borrowed shoes because mine were still wet.

我穿着**借来的**鞋来了，因为我的鞋还没干。

The whole speech sounded borrowed, like none of the ideas were really his.

整篇演讲听起来都像是**借来的**，好像那些想法都不是他自己的。

We got through the month on borrowed money.

我们靠**借来的**钱撑过了这个月。