mon·e·tar·y
adjective/ˈmʌnɪtri/
/ˈmɑːnɪteri/
[only before noun]- connected with money, especially all the money in a country
货币的,钱的(尤指一国的货币) - monetary policy/growth
货币政策/增长 - an item of little monetary value
不怎么值钱的东西 - closer European political, monetary and economic union
更为密切的欧洲政治、货币及经济联盟
Synonyms economiceconomicfinancial ▪ commercial ▪ monetary ▪ budgetaryThese words all describe activities or situations that are connected with the use of money, especially by a business or country.economic connected with the trade, industry and development of wealth of a country, an area or a society:- This book deals with the social, economic and political issues of the period.
这本书论及了那个时期的社会、经济和政治问题。
- She had got into financial difficulties.
她陷入了财务困境。 - Tokyo is a major financial centre.
东京是主要的金融中心。
- closer European monetary union
更为紧密的欧洲货币联盟
- economic/financial/commercial/monetary/budgetary affairs/decisions
- the economic/financial/commercial/budgetary climate
- the economic/financial/commercial side of something
- a(n) economic/financial/commercial centre
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMonetary is used with these nouns:- compensation
- discipline
- donation
- …
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French monétaire or late Latin monetarius, from Latin moneta ‘money’. - monetary policy/growth