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specie

UK //ˈspiːʃiː//US //ˈspiːʃiː//

词源

源自拉丁语'species'(种类、形式),16世纪通过意大利语'specie'进入英语,最初指'以特定形式存在的钱币'。

noun

❶ 指硬币形式的货币,与纸币相对。常用于金融或历史语境中描述实物货币。

“In the 19th century, payments were often made in specie.”

(19世纪时,付款通常使用硬币。)

“The bank only accepted specie, not paper money.”

(这家银行只接受硬币,不收纸币。)

❶ 生物学中'species'的旧式拼写,现已被规范拼写取代。

“The old text used 'specie' where we now write 'species'.”

(这份古老文献中使用'specie',现在我们会拼作'species'。)

“Some 18th-century books contain the spelling 'specie' for biological classification.”

(某些18世纪书籍在生物分类中使用'specie'这种拼写。)

同义词:coin, hard currency, metallic money

常见短语

in specie — 法律术语,表示以实物形式(而非现金)履行义务,常用于债务偿还或遗产分配。

“The will stated that the collection should be distributed in specie to the heirs.”

(遗嘱规定这批收藏品应以实物形式分发给继承人。)