| 释义 |
shilling/ˈʃiliŋ/n. 1 hist. a former British coin and monetary unit equal to one-twentieth of a pound or twelve pence [史义]先令(旧时英国货币单位， 12 便士为 1 先令， 20 先令为 1 英镑) 2 a monetary unit in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda 先令(肯尼亚、坦桑尼亚和乌干达的货币单位) □ take the King's (or Queen's) shilling Brit. hist. enlist as a soldier (formerly a soldier was paid a shilling on enlisting) [英史义]入伍当兵(以前士兵入伍时会发 1 先令) [Old English scilling, from Germanic] |