下面介绍几个以-ency结尾的名词。

currency [ curr = to run 跑动;-ency→“the act or fact of running 跑动的行为或事实”→]n. ① a passing from person to person; circulation 传播，流通 / The rumour soon gained wide currency. 这遥目很快就传开了。②money in use in a country通货，货币/ Coins and paper money are currency in the United States. 硬币与纸币在美国都是通用的货币。

current a. 通用的；流行的；现行的

pungency [ pung = to pierce 剌穿;-ency =>“the quality of piercing 刺穿的性质”→]n . sharpness 尖锐，辛辣 / In the conference, he expressed his views with pungency and vigour.在大会上，他发表自己的见解，即尖锐又有力。

pungent a. (言语）尖锐的；（气味)刺鼻的

urgency [urg( ← urge) v. 极力主张，强烈要求； -ency=>“the condition or fact of urging极力主张或强烈要求的状态或事实”→] n. need for immediate action; insistence 紧急；迫切；坚持；强求 / A house on fire is a matter of great urgency. 房子着火是十分紧急的事情。

urgent a. 紧急的；迫切的；强求的

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

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