下面介紹幾個(gè)以-ency結(jié)尾的名詞。

currency [ curr = to run 跑動(dòng);-ency→“the act or fact of running 跑動(dòng)的行為或事實(shí)”→]n. ① a passing from person to person; circulation 傳播，流通 / The rumour soon gained wide currency. 這遙目很快就傳開了。②money in use in a country通貨，貨幣/ Coins and paper money are currency in the United States. 硬幣與紙幣在美國都是通用的貨幣。

current a. 通用的；流行的；現(xiàn)行的

pungency [ pung = to pierce 剌穿;-ency =>“the quality of piercing 刺穿的性質(zhì)”→]n . sharpness 尖銳，辛辣 / In the conference, he expressed his views with pungency and vigour.在大會(huì)上，他發(fā)表自己的見解，即尖銳又有力。

pungent a. (言語）尖銳的；（氣味)刺鼻的

urgency [urg( ← urge) v. 極力主張，強(qiáng)烈要求； -ency=>“the condition or fact of urging極力主張或強(qiáng)烈要求的狀態(tài)或事實(shí)”→] n. need for immediate action; insistence 緊急；迫切；堅(jiān)持；強(qiáng)求 / A house on fire is a matter of great urgency. 房子著火是十分緊急的事情。

urgent a. 緊急的；迫切的；強(qiáng)求的

tendency [tend v. 趨向；-ency=>“the quality of tending 趨向性”→]n. inclination 趨向，傾向 / Boys have a stronger tendency to fight than girls. 男孩的好斗性比女孩強(qiáng)得多。

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