inflation

/ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/· noun

财经/商业B2

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Chinese meaning

通tōng货huò膨péng胀zhàng

货huò币bì贬biǎn值zhí,物wù价jià全quán面miàn上shàng涨zhǎng

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汽qì油yóu大dà涨zhǎng推tuī高gāo整zhěng体tǐ通tōng胀zhàng至zhì3.7%

Example

Gasoline rose 9.1% in September, pushing overall inflation to 3.7%

9月yuè份fèn汽qì油yóu价jià格gé上shàng涨zhǎng了le9.1%,把bǎ整zhěng体tǐ通tōng胀zhàng率lǜ推tuī高gāo到dào了le3.7%。

Source: Quartz · 14 Oct 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó9月yuè份fèn汽qì油yóu价jià格gé飙biāo升shēng9.1%,一yī下xià子zi拉lā动dòng了le当dàng月yuè消xiāo费fèi者zhě物wù价jià涨zhǎng幅fú的de一yí半bàn以yǐ上shàng,也yě把bǎ整zhěng体tǐ通tōng胀zhàng率lǜ推tuī高gāo到dào了le3.7%。芝zhī加jiā哥gē联lián储chǔ主zhǔ席xí古gǔ尔ěr斯sī比bǐ担dān心xīn,AI 数shù据jù中zhōng心xīn建jiàn设shè正zhèng在zài推tuī高gāo土tǔ地dì、电diàn力lì等děng成chéng本běn,通tōng胀zhàng可kě能néng蔓màn延yán到dào其qí他tā领lǐng域yù。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁inflo:in(向内)+flo(吹)→膨胀

  • in-(向内)+ flat(e)(吹、膨胀,源flo)+ -ion(名词后缀)

Collocations

  • soaring inflation / inflation rate / fight inflation

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