coin a word/term/phrase
此义项指创造或杜撰新的词语、说法，常用于学术或媒体语境。
Scientists often coin new terms to describe discoveries.
科学家常常创造新术语来描述发现。
创造；新造
coining — present participle of coin
铸造；铸币；迅速赚取；大发（钱财）；冲压；压印；将金属制成一定成色并铸成硬币。；创造或杜撰(尤指词语或短语)。
to invent or make up a word or phrase
将金属制成一定成色并铸成硬币。
To make of a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as a mass of metal.
创造或杜撰(尤指词语或短语)。
To make or fabricate (especially a word or phrase).
创造
make up
迅速获得(如金钱)；赚取。
To acquire rapidly, as money; to make.
通过冲压、冲孔或印刷形成
form by stamping, punching, or printing
一般现在时
They coin new words all the time.
他们一直在创造新词。
一般过去时
The mint coined millions of pennies last year.
铸币厂去年铸造了数百万便士。
现在完成时
Linguists have coined many internet terms.
语言学家创造了许多网络术语。
动词 coin 可表示“铸造（硬币）”或“创造（新词等）”。
A local teacher coined the term 'green classroom' for lessons taught outdoors.
一位本地老师创造了“绿色课堂”这个术语，用来指在户外上的课。
用法提示：这里 coined 是 coin 的过去式，作及物动词，表示“创造（新词或说法）”，与 the term 搭配。
AI contextual example
Advertisers often coin catchy phrases to help people remember their products.
广告商常常创造朗朗上口的短语，来帮助人们记住他们的产品。
用法提示：这里 coin 是动词原形，用于一般现在时，表示“创造（新词或说法）”。
AI contextual example
The term 'fast fashion' was coined to describe cheap clothes that quickly go out of style.
“快时尚”这个术语被创造出来，用来描述那些很快过时的廉价服装。
用法提示：这里 was coined 是被动语态，coined 是 coin 的过去分词，表示术语“被创造出来”。
AI contextual example
此义项指创造或杜撰新的词语、说法，常用于学术或媒体语境。
Scientists often coin new terms to describe discoveries.
科学家常常创造新术语来描述发现。
此义项表示迅速赚取大量钱财，money 前通常不加冠词。
The startup coined money after its app became popular.
这家初创公司在应用程序走红后迅速赚了大钱。
被动语态常用来交代新词语或说法的创造者。
The phrase was coined by a journalist in the 1990s.
这个短语是由一位记者在20世纪90年代创造的。
grammar · medium
易错句子The word 'blog' was coinned in the 1990s.
正确表达The word 'blog' was coined in the 1990s.
coin 加 -ed 时直接加词尾，不双写 n。双写末尾辅音的规则只适用于重读闭音节、且以单个元音字母加单个辅音字母结尾的动词；coin 以元音字母组合 oi 加 n 结尾，不符合条件，所以写成 coined。
grammar · medium
易错句子The engineer coined a new machine to speed up production.
正确表达The engineer invented a new machine to speed up production.
coin 表示“创造”时，宾语通常是词语、说法或短语（coin a word / a term / a phrase），也可以指铸造货币；机器、装置等具体物品不能说 coin，要用 invent。两者搭配对象不同，不能互换。
grammar · medium
易错句子This term coined by scientists in the 1950s.
正确表达This term was coined by scientists in the 1950s.
coin 是及物动词，句中 term 是动作的承受者，必须用被动语态 be + 过去分词。汉语没有对应的 be 助动词，容易漏掉，所以要在 coined 前补上 was。
创造一个术语
Researchers coined a term to describe the new phenomenon.
研究人员创造了一个术语来描述这一新现象。
创造一个新说法
The writer coined a phrase that is still quoted today.
这位作家创造了一个至今仍被引用的说法。
这个术语是由……创造的
The term “smart city” was coined by urban planners.
“智慧城市”这个术语是由城市规划者创造的。
新造的
Newly coined words often spread quickly online.
新造的词往往在网上迅速传播。
赚大钱；发大财
The app has been coining money since it went viral.
这款应用自走红以来一直在赚大钱。
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