coin
gb/kˈɔɪn/ us/kˈɔɪn/
A1
영어
~ 3000
의미
의미 0개
명사
A1
entity
1
Flat metal money piece
A small piece of metal used as money.
사용 패턴：
[someone] has [a/an number] coin(s)
자주 하는 실수：
Learners sometimes confuse 'coin' with 'currency' or 'money', using it to refer to all forms of money instead of just metal pieces.
유의어
currency (A general term for money, not limited to coins.)
|
money (Broad term including coins, paper bills, and other forms.)
반의어
banknote (Paper form of money, as opposed to coins.)
연어
flip a coin
|collect coins
|insert a coin
|loose change and coins
주제
money
|daily life
|shopping
|finance
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
예문
- She dropped a coin into the parking meter.
- He collects rare coins from different countries.
- I found a coin under the sofa.
학습자용 예문
- I have one coin in my pocket.
- The coin is silver and small.
- She puts a coin in the machine.
동사
B2
action
2
Invent a new term
To make a new word or phrase.
사용 패턴：
to coin [a word/phrase]
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may confuse 'coin' meaning 'to make money' with 'coin' meaning 'to invent a word'. Context is important.
유의어
create (General term for making something new, not specific to language.)
|
invent (General term for creating something original, not limited to words.)
반의어
borrow (To take an existing word or expression from another language or source.)
연어
coin a phrase
|first coined
|newly coined
주제
language
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
예문
- Shakespeare coined many words that we still use today.
- The term 'blog' was coined in the late 1990s.
- She coined a catchy slogan for the campaign.
학습자용 예문
- He coined a new word for his story.
- The writer coined many funny phrases.
- They coined the term last year.
명사
A2
entity
3
Side of a coin
One side of a coin, with a picture or design.
유의어
face (Can refer to the front side of an object, including coins.)
반의어
reverse (The opposite side of the front (obverse) on a coin.)
연어
heads side of the coin
|tails side of the coin
주제
money
|finance
|daily_life
예문
- The heads side of the coin shows the queen's portrait.
- The tails side has an image of a bird.
- Each coin has two sides: heads and tails.
학습자용 예문
- The coin has a head side.
- I see the tail on the coin.
- This coin has two sides.
문법
기본형
coin
IPA
GB/kˈɔɪn/
US/kˈɔɪn/
음절 및 강세
coin （1음절）
Stress on 1st syllable (coin)
활용형
Noun
- Base: coin
- Plural: coin, coins
Verb
- Base: coin
- 3rd Person Singular: coins
- Present Participle: coining
- Past: coined
관련 단어
Forms
coins
noun
coining
verb
coined
verb
Related words
coinage
noun
표현
to coin a phrase
1/tə kˈɔɪn ə fɹˈeɪz/
idiom
Invent or use expression humorously
To say or make a well-known phrase, sometimes as a joke about using it.
예문
- He's living, to coin a phrase, 'on cloud nine'.
- She was, to coin a phrase, 'over the moon' about her promotion.
two sides of the same coin
1/tˈu sˈaɪdz əv ðə sˈeɪm kˈɔɪn/
idiom
Two aspects of one thing
Two different but related parts of one thing.
예문
- Success and failure are two sides of the same coin.
- Freedom and responsibility are two sides of the same coin.
flip a coin
1/flˈɪp ə kˈɔɪn/
fixed phrase
Toss a coin to decide
to throw a coin in the air and use the side it lands on to choose between two things
예문
- We couldn't decide where to eat, so we flipped a coin.
- If we can’t agree, let’s flip a coin.
- If it's heads, we go to the park; if it's tails, we stay home.
- They flipped a coin to see who would go first.
- We flipped a coin and I lost.