borrowing

US /ˈbɑːr.oʊ.ɪŋ/
UK /ˈbɑːr.oʊ.ɪŋ/
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1.

借用, 借款

the action of taking and using something that belongs to someone else with the intention of returning it

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The borrowing of books from the library is free.
從圖書館借閱書籍是免費的。
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His constant borrowing of money caused problems.
他不斷地借錢導致了問題。
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loanacquisitionappropriation
2.

借詞, 外來詞

a word or phrase adopted from another language

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Many English words are borrowings from French.
許多英語單詞是法語借詞。
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The term 'kindergarten' is a German borrowing.
“kindergarten”一詞是德語借詞。
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loanwordcalqueadoption
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borrowlive on borrowed time