"coinage" in Chinese (Simplified)
铸币新词的创造
Definition
制造硬币的行为,或语言中新词或短语的创造。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'Coinage' 多用于学术、历史或语言学场合,较为正式。指的是造币过程,也用于表示新词的创造。常见搭配有 'new coinages'、'the coinage of a term'。不要与 'currency'(货币种类)混淆。
Examples
The coinage of coins goes back thousands of years.
硬币的**铸币**历史可以追溯到几千年前。
Some English words are recent coinage.
有些英语词汇是最近的**新词**。
The coinage of the word 'internet' changed communication.
'互联网'这个词的**创造**改变了沟通方式。
Modern coinage often happens online, where people invent new expressions every day.
现代**新词创造**常常发生在网络上,人们每天都发明新表达。
Currency coinage in this country uses a special alloy to prevent fakes.
这个国家的**铸币**采用特殊合金防止伪造。
That slang was a clever coinage by local teens.
那句俚语是当地青少年聪明的**新造词**。