
好词典

源自拉丁语 'denominatio',意为命名或分类,后经古法语传入英语。
❶ 指货币的面额或单位,如纸币或硬币上标明的金额。
“The vending machine only accepts coins of small denominations.”
(这台自动售货机只接受小面额的硬币。)
“She gave me a 20-dollar bill, the largest denomination I had ever seen.”
(她给了我一张20美元的钞票,那是我见过最大面额的纸币。)
❶ 指宗教派别或教派,特指基督教中的不同分支。
“There are many Christian denominations, such as Catholic and Protestant.”
(基督教有许多不同的教派,如天主教和新教。)
“People from different denominations gathered for the interfaith service.”
(来自不同教派的人们聚集在一起参加跨宗教仪式。)
religious denomination — 指宗教中的特定派别或分支,用于描述信仰体系中的不同群体。
“The country recognizes several major religious denominations.”
(该国承认几个主要的宗教派别。)
currency denomination — 指货币的面额或单位,用于描述不同金额的纸币或硬币。
“The new series includes higher currency denominations.”
(新系列包括了更高面额的货币。)