ducat
/ˈdʌkət/noun
1
- a gold coin formerly current in most European countries达克特(旧时在大部分欧洲国家流通的金币)。
1.1
ducats
informal money〈非正式〉钱:their production of Hamlet has kept the ducats pouring in.
他们制作的《哈姆雷特》使得财源滚滚而来。
2
- informal, chiefly US a ticket, especially an admission ticket〈非正式, 主美〉入场券; 票。
词源
from Italian ducato, originally referring to a silver coin minted by the Duke of Apulia in 1190: from medieval Latin ducatus (see DUCHY). Sense 2 dates from the late 19th cent.