coinage

coinage — 名詞

1. the metal money pieces — such as a country's pennies, dimes, or yen coins — that

1.名詞B1
釋義

硬幣

一國使用的整套金屬貨幣

the metal money pieces — such as a country's pennies, dimes, or yen coins — that its government produces and its people use to buy things

例句

The euro coinage includes pieces from eight different denominations, from one cent to two euros.

歐元硬幣涵蓋八種不同面額，從一分到兩歐元。

collocation: coinage + of [denominations]

Visitors to Britain often keep old penny coins as souvenirs of the country's coinage.

到英國的遊客常保留幾枚舊便士，作為該國硬幣的紀念品。

同義詞
  • currency

    broader term — includes both coins and paper money

  • specie

    formal, technical term for coins as opposed to banknotes

  • coins

    everyday word for individual metal pieces of money

反義詞
  • paper money

    banknotes used alongside or instead of metal coins

  • banknotes

    paper currency as opposed to metal coinage

用法筆記

Uncountable only in this sense. Refers to coins as a collective system, not individual pieces. For a single piece of money, use the countable noun 'coin'.

常見錯誤

❌I found three coinages in my pocket.
✅I found three coins in my pocket.
💡'Coinage' (Sense 1) is uncountable and refers to the whole system, not individual coins.

2. a term or expression that a speaker or writer creates for the first time — like

2.名詞B2
釋義

新創詞

最近被發明出來的新詞或新說法

a term or expression that a speaker or writer creates for the first time — like 'selfie' or 'blog' — and that spreads into everyday use; also the process of creating such a term

例句

The word 'selfie' is a relatively recent coinage that spread quickly through social media.

「selfie」一詞是相對近期的新創詞，透過社群媒體迅速傳播開來。

collocation: recent coinage

Linguists study how a new coinage enters a language and whether it survives over time.

語言學家研究新創詞如何進入語言，以及它是否能隨著時間留存下來。

coinage + enters a language (subject-verb pattern)

同義詞
  • neologism

    formal linguistics term for a newly coined word

  • invention

    broader — applies to any created thing, not only words

  • new word

    plain, everyday alternative to 'coinage'

反義詞
  • archaism

    an old or outdated word that is no longer in common use

  • obsolete word

    a word that has fallen out of use in the language

用法筆記

Can be countable (referring to a specific invented word, e.g. 'a recent coinage') or uncountable (referring to the process, e.g. 'the coinage of new terms'). Common in linguistic and literary discussion.

常見錯誤

❌Selfie" is a new coin.
✅Selfie" is a recent coinage.
💡'Coin' means a piece of metal money; 'coinage' is the linguistic term for a newly invented word or phrase.