shilling
/ˈʃɪlɪŋ/noun
1
- a former British coin and monetary unit equal to one twentieth of a pound or twelve pence先令（原英国货币单位, 等于1/20镑或12便士）。
2
- the basic monetary unit in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, equal to 100 cents先令（肯尼亚、坦桑尼亚和乌干达的基本货币单位, 等于100分）。
短语
not the full shilling
- Brit. informal not intelligent or quick thinking〈英, 非正式〉脑子不灵, 反应不快。
take the King's or Queen's shilling
- Brit. enlist as a soldier〈英〉入伍, 当兵。
- ORIGIN: with reference to the former practice of paying a shilling to a soldier who enlisted.
词源
Old English scilling, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schelling and German Schilling.