sterling
sterling 英 [ˈstɜ:lɪŋ] 美 [ˈstɜrlɪŋ]
adj. 纯正的；英币的；纯银制的 n. 英国货币；标准纯银
名词复数:sterlings
- Sterling is British money, but it also describes anything of very high quality. A sterling report card has all A’s, and sterling manners are needed for a visit with the Queen of England.
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- adj. 纯正的；英币的；纯银制的
- n. 英国货币；标准纯银
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1. Yes. Like sterling. But there are differences.
是的。像斯黛安。但是有些不同之处。
- sterling (n.) c. 1300, "silver penny," perhaps from Middle English sterre (see star (n.)), according to OED "presumably" from the stars that appeared in the design of certain Norman coins, + diminutive suffix -ling. But starred coins were not especially common among Anglo-Saxon currency, and the stars on them tended to be small. The other theory [Kluge] is that it derives from Old French estedre "stater" (see stater). Sense broadened by 1560s to "money having the quality of the sterling," and c. 1600 to "English money in general." As an adjective from early 15c. From 1640s in general sense of "capable of standing a test" (as a sound coin would). A pound sterling was originally "a pound weight of sterlings," equal to about 240 of them.
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