亚洲网紅露点

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loanshift

[ lohn-shift ]

noun

Linguistics.
  1. change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning 鈥減rofession鈥 to the word calling through the influence of Latin 惫辞肠腻迟颈辞.
  2. a word created by loanshift.


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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of loanshift1

First recorded in 1945鈥50; loan 1 + shift

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loansharkingloan-to-value