coin
/ˈkɔɪn/KK
變化形
coins
1.
硬幣
由金屬製成、具有特定面額並可用來付款的小型貨幣。
用法：可數名詞。談數量時用 a coin、two coins；泛指硬幣時常用複數 coins。
Please put a ten-dollar coin in the locker.
請把一枚十元硬幣放進置物櫃。
I found several coins at the bottom of my backpack.
我在背包底部找到幾枚硬幣。
2.
（用擲硬幣）決定；擲硬幣
把硬幣拋向空中，根據正面或反面的結果來決定事情。
用法：作動詞時通常接受詞，常見結構為 coin something，或 coin for something。
The two teams will coin for the right to serve first.
兩隊將用擲硬幣決定誰先發球。
We couldn't choose a restaurant, so we coined for it.
我們選不出要去哪間餐廳，所以用擲硬幣決定。
3.
創造，首創（詞語或說法）
首次創造並使用某個新詞、片語或說法。
用法：常見搭配為 coin a term／phrase，或 be coined by someone。
A teacher studying how people learn on the Internet coined the term.
一位研究人們如何在網路上學習的老師創造了這個詞。
Students coined a funny name for the school's crowded lunch line.
學生為學校擁擠的午餐隊伍創造了一個有趣的名稱。
常見錯誤
I paid the bus fare by coins.
I paid the bus fare with coins.
This word was created by the professor.
This term was coined by the professor.
Let's toss a coin to decide who goes first.
Let's toss a coin to decide who goes first.
I have many coin in my wallet.
I have many coins in my wallet.
相關字詞
學習提示
・flip a coin 與 toss a coin 都可表示「擲硬幣」；flip 在日常美式英語尤其常見。
・coin 作「首創詞語」時，受詞通常是 term、phrase、word 或 expression，不用來表示一般物品的製造。
・表示「零錢」時，change 比 coins 更常用，尤其在需要找零的情境。