guinea

guinea
[ˈgɪni]
(缩略词:gn.)
noun
  1. (Brit.)the sum of £1.05 (21 shillings in pre-decimal currency), now used mainly for determining professional fees and auction prices
    (英)几尼(1几尼等于1.05英镑,在十进币制前等于21先令,现多用于确定专业服务费用和拍卖价格)
    ■(historical)a former British gold coin that was first minted in 1663 from gold imported from West Africa, with a value that was later fixed at 21 shillings. It was replaced by the sovereign from 1817
    (史)几尼(旧时英国的一种金币,最早用从西非进口的黄金于1663年铸成,后定值为21先令,1817年起被沙弗林取代)
语源
  1. named after Guinea in West Africa
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