loanword

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loan·word /ˈləʊnwɜːd $ ˈloʊnwɜːrd/ noun [countable] SLa word taken into one language from another 外来词，借词 SYN borrowing

loan·word nounChineseSyllable

loanword
loan‧word /ˈləʊnwɜːd $ ˈloʊnwɜːrd/

noun [countable]
a word taken into one language from another
SYN borrowing

loan·word

BrE

/ˈləʊnwɜːd/

NAmE

/ˈloʊnwɜːrd/

noun

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linguistics 语言学

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a word from another language used in its original form 借词；外来词

◆'Latte' is a loanword from Italian. latte 是借自意大利语的外来词。