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a borrowing from [language/source]
borrowing 作“借词、外来词”讲时，后接 from 说明来源。
The word 'karaoke' is a borrowing from Japanese.
karaoke 这个词是从日语借来的外来词。
借入；借用
borrowings — plural of borrowing
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
借入；借用
an instance of something being borrowed
The word 'karaoke' is a borrowing from Japanese.
karaoke 这个词是从日语借来的外来词。
借用的实例；借用行为。
An instance of something being borrowed.
借词,外来词
A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.
The company's borrowing from the bank helped it expand its operations.
该公司从银行的借款帮助它扩大了业务。
Government borrowing has increased sharply this year to fund public projects.
今年政府借款大幅增加，以资助公共项目。
His excessive borrowing led to a heavy debt burden.
他过度的借款导致了沉重的债务负担。
borrowing 作“借词、外来词”讲时，后接 from 说明来源。
The word 'karaoke' is a borrowing from Japanese.
karaoke 这个词是从日语借来的外来词。
borrowing 作“借用行为”讲时，常用 the borrowing of 引出被借用的事物。
The borrowing of library books is free for students.
学生借阅图书馆的书是免费的。
Not this
The word 'sushi' is borrowing from Japanese.
Use this
The word 'sushi' is a borrowing from Japanese.
这里是名词“借词、外来词”的意思，是可数名词，单数前需要加不定冠词a。中文没有冠词，所以容易漏掉；加上a才符合英语可数名词单数的规则。
Not this
The word 'rendezvous' is a borrowing of French.
Use this
The word 'rendezvous' is a borrowing from French.
表示“源自某语言的借词”时，固定用介词from表示来源；用of会变成“借用法语的行为”之类的意思，不能表达“从法语借来的词”。改成from才准确。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
政府借款；政府借贷
The increase in government borrowing has raised concerns about public debt.
政府借款的增加引发了对公共债务的担忧。
借贷成本；借款费用
Rising interest rates have pushed up borrowing costs for households.
利率上升推高了家庭的借贷成本。
借款利率；贷款利率
The central bank kept the borrowing rate unchanged this month.
中央银行本月保持借款利率不变。
词汇借用；外来词的借入
Lexical borrowing between languages is a common result of cultural contact.
语言间的词汇借用是文化接触的常见结果。
外部借款；对外借款
The country's external borrowing increased sharply during the crisis.
危机期间该国的外部借款急剧增加。
拆东墙补西墙；借新债还旧债
He's just borrowing from Peter to pay Paul—each new loan only covers the old one.
他只是在拆东墙补西墙——每借一笔新债只够还旧债。
自寻烦恼；杞人忧天
Stop borrowing trouble; the test results won't be out until next week.
别自寻烦恼了，考试结果下周才出来。
借鉴某人的做法；效仿某人
The company is borrowing a page from its competitors by offering free delivery.
这家公司正在借鉴竞争对手的做法，提供免费配送服务。
不要向人借钱，也不要借钱给人；因为放债往往金钱和朋友两失，而借债则会磨钝节俭的锋芒。
In Hamlet, Polonius offers this advice to his son Laertes, warning that borrowing money can destroy thrift and friendship.
在《哈姆雷特》中，波洛涅斯将这番忠告告诉儿子莱尔提斯，告诫他借钱会毁掉节俭和友谊。
Use borrowings naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
borrow(借) + ing → 借用行为；也指从别处“借”来的词，即外来词。想象向别人借东西的画面即可记住。
语域：mixed 常见场景：金融/经济、新闻报道、政府或企业财务 该词作名词时，通常用于金融、经济或财务语境，指借款行为或已借入的款项；多出现在新闻报道、政府报告和商业文件等正式场合。日常对话中较少直接使用这个词，通常用动词 borrow。
只有 sorrowing /ˈsɔrəuiŋ/ 与 borrowing /ˈbɔrəuiŋ/ 完全押韵。rowing 末尾的 /rəuiŋ/ 与 borrowing 相同，但重音在前一音节；following、swallowing 把 /r/ 换成了 /l/，不押韵；narrowing、harrowing 的重读元音是 /æ/，读音明显不同，注意别按拼写类推。
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