| 词汇 | guinea |
| 释义 | guinea noun[ C ] uk /ˈɡɪn.i/ us /ˈɡɪn.i/ an old British gold coin worth £1.05几尼（英国旧时的金币，价值1.05英镑） British money bit bob crown farthing fiver P, p pence penny pound pound sign pound sterling quid shilling sixpenny smacker sovereign threepenny tuppence tuppenny twopenny Guinea noun uk /ˈɡɪn.i/ us /ˈɡɪn.i/ a country in west Africa几内亚（西非国家） Countries, nationalities & continents: country names Afghanistan Albania Albion Algeria Andorra Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Mauritania Mauritius Melanesia Mexico Micronesia St Kitts and Nevis St Lucia St Vincent and the Grenadines Sudan Suriname Examples of guineaguinea Be this as it may, the prospective buyer is faced with 10 guineas worth of books published very much as a set. His supporters took the initiative and managed to secure him a salary of 300 guineas a year, in lieu of fees. But during the day a cloak worth three guineas and some other items were stolen. Members were permitted to visit the garden whenever they liked, and those who subscribed ten guineas a year might bring guests with them. The horrified guardians granted him compensation of 150 guineas, a sum later disallowed by the commissioners. It was also common for them to share the guineas from a single boat's cargo. They were also liable for the rent of 3000 guineas per annum for the remaining eleven years of their lease. All fees are in guineas; exclusive of expenses including illustrations, modelmaking, travel etc.; the dates are those of the final report, except where asterisked, when they represent the contract date. Valued at three hundred guineas. Your pay and privileges are equal to two guineas a week. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The allowances paid for the occasional services of these officers are six guineas, four guineas, five guineas, and ten guineas a day, respectively. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know of a case of executors who sent a book to auction and it was sold for two guineas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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