Definition of denarius in English:

denarius

nounPlural denarii dɪˈnɑːrɪəsdɪˈnɛːrɪəsdəˈnɛriəs

1An ancient Roman silver coin, originally worth ten asses.
廸纳里厄斯（古罗马银币，原值10阿斯）
Example sentencesExamples
- A new record price was set for a silver denarius of the emperor Augustus.
- When this was borrowed by the English, they used the name penny but retained the symbol d.: twelve denarii made one solidus, and 20 solidi one pound or libra, giving the term £. s.d., which survived until decimalization in 1971.
- The pictor imaginarius (figure painter) made 150 denarii a day, double the daily wage of a wall painter and six times that of a field labourer.
- The gold denomination of the Roman Empire was the aureus, which was worth twenty-five silver denarii.
- He had already put her name and face on a Roman coin, the silver denarii.
- ‘I will give you one thousand denarii's for him, take it or leave it’ she spoke to me softly but coldly to Protius.
- It is a fallacy that this was to ensure that they had the best cavalry - it was to provide them with the best day out that a denarius coin could buy.
- The catalyst was the Roman procurator's demand for 100,000 denarii from the Temple treasury, probably to make up a shortfall in revenues caused by a tax strike.
- The first Roman coins were struck in the early 3rd century BC, initially in precious metals but by the later 3rd century in bronze as the as and the denarius in silver.
- Moreover, he minted a new silver coin, which was not only lighter in weight but also contained about ten per cent copper, which meant that the new denarius was worth about 25 per cent less than the old one.
- One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
- The symbol for shilling d and for pence s came, respectively, from Latin denarius and sestertius (one-third), but in usage their values were reversed.
- A new coinage, based on the denarius, was introduced in 211.
- The earliest, a worn denarius of Severus Alexander, was particularly interesting as it showed that such coins were still in use at least 250 years after they had been struck.
- A denarius minted by L. Pomponius Molo depicts a laureate head of Apollo on the obverse and on the reverse a sacrificial scene carrying the legend NVMA POMPIL.
- I don't even have to leave any denarii for further expenses.
- Drusilla, I want you and Portia to count out four hundred and nine denarii for Beatrice.
- But that same servant, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat he said, ‘Pay what you owe.’
- The principal medium for the payment of these dues was the denarius or silver penny.
- Martin found the largest hoard of Roman silver denarii found in Britain - it was worth £265,000!
1. 1.1 A unit of weight equal to that of a silver denarius.
  第纳里厄斯（重量单位，等于一枚廸纳里厄斯银币的重量）
  Example sentencesExamples
  In 793 or 794 Charlemagne raised the weight of the Frankish denarius and increased its size, thereby creating what would long remain the appearance of the typical medieval penny.
2. 1.2 An ancient Roman gold coin worth 25 silver denarii.
  廸纳里厄斯（古罗马金币，价值等于25枚廸纳里厄斯银币）
  Example sentencesExamples
  ‘Two gold denarii! ‘declared Charon with an air of finality.’
  Included amongst them were a Roman denarius, several silver Roman hammered coins, a Saxon worker's livery badge and a partial bronze axe head dating back some 2,500 years.
  The very word ‘soldier’ means ‘paid’, from the Latin solidus, originally a gold coin worth 25 denarii, and the Old French soulde.

Origin

Latin, literally 'containing ten', from the phrase denarius nummus 'coin worth ten asses' (see as²), from deni 'in tens', from decem 'ten'.

Rhymes

Aquarius, calcareous, Darius, gregarious, hilarious, multifarious, nefarious, omnifarious, precarious, Sagittarius, senarius, Stradivarius, temerarious, various, vicarious

Definition of denarius in US English:

denarius

noundəˈnerēəsdəˈnɛriəs

1An ancient Roman silver coin, originally worth ten asses.
廸纳里厄斯（古罗马银币，原值10阿斯）
Example sentencesExamples
- One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
- The symbol for shilling d and for pence s came, respectively, from Latin denarius and sestertius (one-third), but in usage their values were reversed.
- The earliest, a worn denarius of Severus Alexander, was particularly interesting as it showed that such coins were still in use at least 250 years after they had been struck.
- When this was borrowed by the English, they used the name penny but retained the symbol d.: twelve denarii made one solidus, and 20 solidi one pound or libra, giving the term £. s.d., which survived until decimalization in 1971.
- Moreover, he minted a new silver coin, which was not only lighter in weight but also contained about ten per cent copper, which meant that the new denarius was worth about 25 per cent less than the old one.
- He had already put her name and face on a Roman coin, the silver denarii.
- The first Roman coins were struck in the early 3rd century BC, initially in precious metals but by the later 3rd century in bronze as the as and the denarius in silver.
- But that same servant, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat he said, ‘Pay what you owe.’
- The principal medium for the payment of these dues was the denarius or silver penny.
- Drusilla, I want you and Portia to count out four hundred and nine denarii for Beatrice.
- The pictor imaginarius (figure painter) made 150 denarii a day, double the daily wage of a wall painter and six times that of a field labourer.
- A denarius minted by L. Pomponius Molo depicts a laureate head of Apollo on the obverse and on the reverse a sacrificial scene carrying the legend NVMA POMPIL.
- The gold denomination of the Roman Empire was the aureus, which was worth twenty-five silver denarii.
- A new coinage, based on the denarius, was introduced in 211.
- ‘I will give you one thousand denarii's for him, take it or leave it’ she spoke to me softly but coldly to Protius.
- The catalyst was the Roman procurator's demand for 100,000 denarii from the Temple treasury, probably to make up a shortfall in revenues caused by a tax strike.
- A new record price was set for a silver denarius of the emperor Augustus.
- It is a fallacy that this was to ensure that they had the best cavalry - it was to provide them with the best day out that a denarius coin could buy.
- Martin found the largest hoard of Roman silver denarii found in Britain - it was worth £265,000!
- I don't even have to leave any denarii for further expenses.
1. 1.1 A unit of weight equal to that of a silver denarius.
  第纳里厄斯（重量单位，等于一枚廸纳里厄斯银币的重量）
  Example sentencesExamples
  In 793 or 794 Charlemagne raised the weight of the Frankish denarius and increased its size, thereby creating what would long remain the appearance of the typical medieval penny.
2. 1.2 An ancient Roman gold coin worth 25 silver denarii.
  廸纳里厄斯（古罗马金币，价值等于25枚廸纳里厄斯银币）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Included amongst them were a Roman denarius, several silver Roman hammered coins, a Saxon worker's livery badge and a partial bronze axe head dating back some 2,500 years.
  ‘Two gold denarii! ‘declared Charon with an air of finality.’
  The very word ‘soldier’ means ‘paid’, from the Latin solidus, originally a gold coin worth 25 denarii, and the Old French soulde.

Origin

Latin, literally ‘containing ten’, from the phrase denarius nummus ‘coin worth ten asses’ (see as), from deni ‘in tens’, from decem ‘ten’.

单词	denarius
释义	Definition of denarius in English: denarius nounPlural denarii dɪˈnɑːrɪəsdɪˈnɛːrɪəsdəˈnɛriəs 1An ancient Roman silver coin, originally worth ten asses. 廸纳里厄斯（古罗马银币，原值10阿斯） Example sentencesExamples A new record price was set for a silver denarius of the emperor Augustus. When this was borrowed by the English, they used the name penny but retained the symbol d.: twelve denarii made one solidus, and 20 solidi one pound or libra, giving the term £. s.d., which survived until decimalization in 1971. The pictor imaginarius (figure painter) made 150 denarii a day, double the daily wage of a wall painter and six times that of a field labourer. The gold denomination of the Roman Empire was the aureus, which was worth twenty-five silver denarii. He had already put her name and face on a Roman coin, the silver denarii. ‘I will give you one thousand denarii's for him, take it or leave it’ she spoke to me softly but coldly to Protius. It is a fallacy that this was to ensure that they had the best cavalry - it was to provide them with the best day out that a denarius coin could buy. The catalyst was the Roman procurator's demand for 100,000 denarii from the Temple treasury, probably to make up a shortfall in revenues caused by a tax strike. The first Roman coins were struck in the early 3rd century BC, initially in precious metals but by the later 3rd century in bronze as the as and the denarius in silver. Moreover, he minted a new silver coin, which was not only lighter in weight but also contained about ten per cent copper, which meant that the new denarius was worth about 25 per cent less than the old one. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. The symbol for shilling d and for pence s came, respectively, from Latin denarius and sestertius (one-third), but in usage their values were reversed. A new coinage, based on the denarius, was introduced in 211. The earliest, a worn denarius of Severus Alexander, was particularly interesting as it showed that such coins were still in use at least 250 years after they had been struck. A denarius minted by L. Pomponius Molo depicts a laureate head of Apollo on the obverse and on the reverse a sacrificial scene carrying the legend NVMA POMPIL. I don't even have to leave any denarii for further expenses. Drusilla, I want you and Portia to count out four hundred and nine denarii for Beatrice. But that same servant, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat he said, ‘Pay what you owe.’ The principal medium for the payment of these dues was the denarius or silver penny. Martin found the largest hoard of Roman silver denarii found in Britain - it was worth £265,000! 1.1 A unit of weight equal to that of a silver denarius. 第纳里厄斯（重量单位，等于一枚廸纳里厄斯银币的重量） Example sentencesExamples In 793 or 794 Charlemagne raised the weight of the Frankish denarius and increased its size, thereby creating what would long remain the appearance of the typical medieval penny. 1.2 An ancient Roman gold coin worth 25 silver denarii. 廸纳里厄斯（古罗马金币，价值等于25枚廸纳里厄斯银币） Example sentencesExamples ‘Two gold denarii! ‘declared Charon with an air of finality.’ Included amongst them were a Roman denarius, several silver Roman hammered coins, a Saxon worker's livery badge and a partial bronze axe head dating back some 2,500 years. The very word ‘soldier’ means ‘paid’, from the Latin solidus, originally a gold coin worth 25 denarii, and the Old French soulde. Origin Latin, literally 'containing ten', from the phrase denarius nummus 'coin worth ten asses' (see as²), from deni 'in tens', from decem 'ten'. Rhymes Aquarius, calcareous, Darius, gregarious, hilarious, multifarious, nefarious, omnifarious, precarious, Sagittarius, senarius, Stradivarius, temerarious, various, vicarious Definition of denarius in US English: denarius noundəˈnerēəsdəˈnɛriəs 1An ancient Roman silver coin, originally worth ten asses. 廸纳里厄斯（古罗马银币，原值10阿斯） Example sentencesExamples One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. The symbol for shilling d and for pence s came, respectively, from Latin denarius and sestertius (one-third), but in usage their values were reversed. The earliest, a worn denarius of Severus Alexander, was particularly interesting as it showed that such coins were still in use at least 250 years after they had been struck. When this was borrowed by the English, they used the name penny but retained the symbol d.: twelve denarii made one solidus, and 20 solidi one pound or libra, giving the term £. s.d., which survived until decimalization in 1971. Moreover, he minted a new silver coin, which was not only lighter in weight but also contained about ten per cent copper, which meant that the new denarius was worth about 25 per cent less than the old one. He had already put her name and face on a Roman coin, the silver denarii. The first Roman coins were struck in the early 3rd century BC, initially in precious metals but by the later 3rd century in bronze as the as and the denarius in silver. But that same servant, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat he said, ‘Pay what you owe.’ The principal medium for the payment of these dues was the denarius or silver penny. Drusilla, I want you and Portia to count out four hundred and nine denarii for Beatrice. The pictor imaginarius (figure painter) made 150 denarii a day, double the daily wage of a wall painter and six times that of a field labourer. A denarius minted by L. Pomponius Molo depicts a laureate head of Apollo on the obverse and on the reverse a sacrificial scene carrying the legend NVMA POMPIL. The gold denomination of the Roman Empire was the aureus, which was worth twenty-five silver denarii. A new coinage, based on the denarius, was introduced in 211. ‘I will give you one thousand denarii's for him, take it or leave it’ she spoke to me softly but coldly to Protius. The catalyst was the Roman procurator's demand for 100,000 denarii from the Temple treasury, probably to make up a shortfall in revenues caused by a tax strike. A new record price was set for a silver denarius of the emperor Augustus. It is a fallacy that this was to ensure that they had the best cavalry - it was to provide them with the best day out that a denarius coin could buy. Martin found the largest hoard of Roman silver denarii found in Britain - it was worth £265,000! I don't even have to leave any denarii for further expenses. 1.1 A unit of weight equal to that of a silver denarius. 第纳里厄斯（重量单位，等于一枚廸纳里厄斯银币的重量） Example sentencesExamples In 793 or 794 Charlemagne raised the weight of the Frankish denarius and increased its size, thereby creating what would long remain the appearance of the typical medieval penny. 1.2 An ancient Roman gold coin worth 25 silver denarii. 廸纳里厄斯（古罗马金币，价值等于25枚廸纳里厄斯银币） Example sentencesExamples Included amongst them were a Roman denarius, several silver Roman hammered coins, a Saxon worker's livery badge and a partial bronze axe head dating back some 2,500 years. ‘Two gold denarii! ‘declared Charon with an air of finality.’ The very word ‘soldier’ means ‘paid’, from the Latin solidus, originally a gold coin worth 25 denarii, and the Old French soulde. Origin Latin, literally ‘containing ten’, from the phrase denarius nummus ‘coin worth ten asses’ (see as), from deni ‘in tens’, from decem ‘ten’.
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