borrowingn thing borrowed, esp a word adopted by one language from another 借用的事物; (尤指)借词 The company will soon be able to repay its borrowings from the bank. 这家公司不久就能偿还所借的银行贷款. English has many borrowings from French. 英语中有许多词是从法语借来的.
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