释义
n.
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)。
a country on the west coast of Africa; pop. 10,058,000 (est. 2009); languages, French (official), Fulani, Malinke, and other languages; capital, Conakry.
几内亚(非洲西海岸国家,2009年估计人口10,058,000,语言包括法语[官方语言] 、富拉尼语、马林克语等,首都科纳克里)。
词源
"named after GUINEA in West Africa."