cent
/sent/noun
1
- a monetary unit in various countries, equal to one hundredth of a dollar or other decimal currency unit分（众多国家的货币单位, 等于元或其他十进位制货币单位的百分之一）。
1.1
- a coin of this value一分硬币。
1.2
- informal a small sum of money〈非正式〉小钱：
she saved every cent possible.
她尽可能地节约每分钱。
1.3
- in sing. with negative informal used for emphasis to denote no money at all〈非正式〉分毫（用来强调没钱）：
he hadn't yet earned a cent.
他分毫未赚。
2
- Music one hundredth of a semitone【乐】音分。
词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'a hundred'）： from French cent, Italian cento, or Latin centum 'hundred'.