The word laser was coined as an acronym for Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation.

激光这个词是由辐射的刺激发散产生的光的扩大的英文首字母缩略词而创造的。

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It is unclear where the name Paralympics came from but it was probably first coined as a pun or 'portmanteau' word combining the words paraplegic and Olympic.

至于paralympics这个词的来源似乎并不为人所知，但是它第一次被作为一个合成词可能来源于paraplegic和Olympic这两个词。

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Coined as 'reverse socialisation', many middle-aged women are becoming 'consumer dopplegangers ' striving to regain their youthful appearance as they buy into the same products as their offspring.

很多中年女性现在变成了“影子消费者”，她们购买和女儿一样的东西，努力重拾自己的年轻美貌，这种现象被称为“逆社会化”。

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It's the term independence leader Xanana Gusmao coined as the prospective name of his new independent nation.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | Asia Buzz: Dot-coms Redux

The term siamese twins was coined as a reference to Eng and Chang Bunker, who achieved international fame following their birth in what was then Siam in 1811.

BBC: NEWS | Health | Medical notes | Conjoined twins

Ebay's name stands for "electronic Bay Area, " coined when Omidyar thought of it as a tool for his neighborhood.

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