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源自中古英语 coignage,来自古法语 coignier(铸造货币),最终源自拉丁语 cuneus(楔子,因早期铸币模具形状得名)。
❶ 指制造货币的行为或过程,也指某个时期或地区流通的货币体系。
“The Roman coinage was famous for its silver denarius.”
(罗马货币体系以其银币第纳尔闻名。)
“The king introduced new coinage to stabilize the economy.”
(国王推行新货币以稳定经济。)
❶ 指新创造的词语或表达方式,通常由特定群体或文化产生。
“"Selfie" is a recent coinage in the digital age.”
(“自拍”是数字时代的新造词。)
“Shakespeare's plays contain many literary coinages.”
(莎士比亚戏剧中包含许多文学新创词汇。)
decimal coinage — 指基于十进制的货币系统,如1元=100分。
“Britain adopted decimal coinage in 1971.”
(英国于1971年采用十进制货币。)
coinage of the realm — 正式指一个国家合法流通的官方货币。
“Only the coinage of the realm was accepted for taxes.”
(缴税时只接受王国法定货币。)