Ducat
['dʌkət]
解釋/意思:
(n.) A coin, either of gold or silver, of several countries in Europe; originally, one struck in the dominions of a duke.
校對:罗伯特
解釋/意思:
n. a gold coin formerly much used on the Continent its commonest value being about 9s. 4d. though there were silver ducats in Italy worth 3s. 4d.—n. Ducatoon′ an old silver coin in Venice and elsewhere worth 5 to 6 shillings.
校對:鲁本
例句/造句/用法:
- In the same year he superintended the gilding, by electro-plate, of the iron dome of the Cathedral of St. Isaac at St. Petersburgh, using 274 pounds of ducat gold. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Justice--the Law--my ducats, and my daughter! 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- The wits nicknamed him _Il Milione_, because he was always talking of millions of people and millions of ducats. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- The receipts which are given for deposits of gold ducats fall to it yet more frequently, because a higher warehouse rent, or one half per cent. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- He bought off the German troops at last by the payment of four hundred thousand ducats. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
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