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.
雙語例句
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.
日元的兌換價將調高。
來自《權威詞典》
5. I've always had a yen to travel around the world.