A literary critic coined the term "magic realism" to describe that novel's style.

coined 是动词 coin 的过去式。coin 本义是"铸造硬币"，引申为"创造（新词、术语）"，就像铸造新硬币一样创造新词汇。这里指评论家首次提出"魔幻现实主义"这个文学术语。