bullion
英 ['bʊlj(ə)n]
美 ['bʊlɪən]
- n. 金銀；純金；金銀塊
- n. (Bullion)人名；(法)比利翁
助記提示
1、from Old French bille "stick, stick of wood, block of wood," from Medieval Latin billia "tree, trunk".
2、bille / billia => bill- => bull- + -ion => bullion.
3、由原始的樹幹、樹條、樹塊，比喻、引申為金條、銀條、金塊、銀塊、金銀塊、金銀錠。
4. Latin bullire "boil" => boil, bullion.
5. presumably the underlying connotation is of melting, or 'boiling', metal down and then turning it into coins.
中文詞源
bullion 金條詞源同boil, 煮沸。指熔成塊狀的金屬條。
英文詞源
- bullion
- bullion: [14] The immediate source of bullion was Anglo-Norman bullion, which meant ‘place where coins are made, mint’, so presumably the underlying connotation is of melting, or ‘boiling’, metal down and then turning it into coins. On this reasoning it would come ultimately from Vulgar Latin *bulliōnem, a nominal derivative of Latin bullīre ‘boil’, from bulla ‘bubble’ (source of English boil). The present-day meaning ‘gold and silver in bulk’ had developed by the mid-15th century.
=> boil - bullion (n.)
- early 15c., "uncoined gold or silver," from Anglo-French bullion "bar of precious metal," also "place where coins are made, mint," perhaps, through the notion of "melting," from Old French boillir "to boil," from Latin bullire "boil" (see boil (v.)). But perhaps it is rather from Old French bille "stick, block of wood" (see billiards).
雙語例句
- 1. Much bullion is stored in the vaults at Fort Knox.
- 福特·諾克斯家的地窖裏藏了很多金條.
來自辭典例句
- 2. In the London bullion market yesterday, the price of gold was steady.
- 昨天倫敦金銀市場黃金價格穩定.
來自國際金融英語口語
- 3. CDs, financial futures and bullion.
- 我們經營大額存單 、 金融期貨和金銀塊買賣.
來自國際金融英語口語
- 4. Authorities have seen his luxurious villa, antiques, art works and gold bullion.
- 當局已經看到了他的豪華別墅 、 古玩 、 藝術作品和金條.
來自互聯網
- 5. Kingly instantly award A every carries bullion of one Da Lian.
- 國王立即賜給阿凡提一褡褳金銀.
來自互聯網