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guineas 英'gɪnɪ美'gɪnɪ COCA⁵²⁶⁵⁰BNC¹²⁰⁷⁶Economist⁴¹³⁰³⁺²
基本英英例句
n.畿尼²⁵旧时英国金币;合21先令;现只用于价目²⁵名词guinea的复数形式²⁵.原型guinea的复数
名词 guinea:
a former British gold coin worth 21 shillingsethnic slur offensive term for a person of Italian descenta republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world Thus, if you teach a poor young man to shave himself and keep his razor in order, you may contribute more to the happiness of his life than in giving him a thousand guineas.
如果你教会一个没什么钱的年轻人自己刮胡子同时保持剃刀的整洁，那要比给他一千个几尼更能助益他人生的幸福。 blogcn
But he marketed his work shrewdly, selling the oils at high prices— never less than250 guineas$40, 000 in today's money— and popularised it by selling engravings.
但是他却在市场上聪慧地买卖他的作品，油画作品的卖价非常高——从未低于250几尼现在算起来相当于40,000美元——并通过雕版而是自己作品畅销。 ecocn |