记忆方法
1、同一个拼法两条来路：钱那个 yen（日元）是汉语"圆（元）"经日语读音进英语——银圆的"圆"就是它的脸；欲望那个 yen（渴望、瘾）出自广东话的"烟"——烟瘾的烟。
2、记"渴望"义挂邻居 yearn（渴望，向往）：yen to do something 特别想干某事，a yen for something 上瘾惦记某物。
3、读音：单音节 /jen/，和 yearn /jɜːn/ 差半步；别把它念成汉语拼音的"元"——圆是源头，读法是日语音。
2、记"渴望"义挂邻居 yearn（渴望，向往）：yen to do something 特别想干某事，a yen for something 上瘾惦记某物。
3、读音：单音节 /jen/，和 yearn /jɜːn/ 差半步；别把它念成汉语拼音的"元"——圆是源头，读法是日语音。
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中文词源
yen 日元，瘾
日元最终来自汉语圆，瘾来自广东话烟瘾，鸦片瘾。
英语词源
- yen (n.1)
- Japanese monetary unit, 1875, from Japanese yen, from Chinese yuan "round, round object, circle, dollar."
- yen (n.2)
- "sharp desire, hunger," 1906, earlier yen-yen (1900), yin (1876) "intense craving for opium," from Chinese (Cantonese) yan "craving," or from a Beijing dialect word for "smoke." Reinforced in English by influence of yearn.
权威例句
- 1. In early trading in Tokyo, the dollar fell sharply against the yen.
- 在东京市场早市开盘时，美元对日元的比价急剧下跌。
- 2. Tuesday's notable gainer was Sony, which reached a high of 9,070 yen.
- 星期二的大赢家为索尼公司，其股票上涨至9,070日元的高点。
- 3. Mike had a yen to try cycling.
- 迈克非常想试试骑自行车。
- 4. The yen is to be revalued.
- 日元的兑换价将调高。
- 5. I've always had a yen to travel around the world.
- 我一直非常渴望周游世界。