currency

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/    美 /ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/|/ˈkɝ.ən.si/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Money or other items used to facilitate transactions. countable,uncountable
    — Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians.
  2. Paper money. countable,uncountable
    — Spangler went through his pockets, coming out with a handful of small coins, one piece of currency and a hard-boiled egg.
  3. The state of being current; general acceptance, recognition or use. countable,uncountable
    — The jargon’s currency.
  4. Current value; general estimation; the rate at which anything is generally valued. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — He […] takes greatness of kingdoms according to their bulk and currency, and not after intrinsic value.
  5. Fluency; readiness of utterance. countable,obsolete,uncountable

词形变化

currencies plural

词汇关系

相关词
course current

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-
Proto-Indo-European *-éti
Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti
Proto-Italic *korzō
Latin currō
Latin currēns
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Medieval Latin currentiabor.
English currency
Borrowed from Medieval Latin currentia, from Latin currēns, from currō. By surface analysis, current + -cy.
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