• n. 日元（日本貨幣單位）；渴望
• vi. 渴望
• n. (Yen)人名；(土、柬)延

日元最終來自漢語圓，癮來自廣東話煙癮，鴉片癮。

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.

1. In early trading in Tokyo, the dollar fell sharply against the yen.

在東京市場早市開盤時，美元對日元的比價急劇下跌。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Tuesday's notable gainer was Sony, which reached a high of 9,070 yen.

星期二的大贏家為索尼公司，其股票上漲至9,070日元的高點。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Mike had a yen to try cycling.

邁克非常想試試騎自行車。

來自柯林斯例句

4. The yen is to be revalued.

日元的兌換價將調(diào)高。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. I've always had a yen to travel around the world.

我一直非常渴望周游世界。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》