guineas是什么意思？

guineas

英['gɪnɪ] 美['gɪnɪ]

• n. 几尼（英国的旧金币，值一镑一先令）( guinea的名词复数 )；

例句

• How the guineas shone as they came pouring out of the dark leather mouths! 那些钱从黑皮袋口一倒出来,多么金光闪闪啊!
• I gained him his whole money, and had a handful of guineas in my lap. 我把他所有的本钱全赢回来了, 我膝上还有满把的金币.
• I wouldn't take ten thousand guineas for that bird. 就是给 我 一万个金币,我也不会卖那只鸟.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  几尼（英国旧货币单位，价值1.05英镑，现有时见于拍卖会）
  A guinea is an old British unit of money that was worth £1.05. Guineas are still sometimes used, for example in auctions.