來自拉丁語moneta,硬幣,鑄幣,鑄幣處,來自古羅馬時期鑄造錢幣的地方Juno Moneta之廟。Juno為古羅馬神話天後,天父Jupiter之妻,她在古羅馬神話中為勸誡神,教導神,婦女保護神,同時也為錢財守護神,所以人們選擇在她的廟宇裏鑄造錢幣,Moneta為她的稱號之一,字麵意思為勸告,勸勉,警告,詞源同admonish,monitor.比較dollar.
It had been justly stated by a British writer that the power to make a small piece of paper, not worth one cent, by the inscribing of a few names, to be worth a thousand dollars, was a power too high to be entrusted to the hands of mortal man. [John C. Calhoun, speech, U.S. Senate, Dec. 29, 1841]To make money "earn pay" is first attested mid-15c. Highwayman's threat your money or your life first attested 1841. Phrase in the money (1902) originally meant "one who finishes among the prize-winners" (in a horse race, etc.). The challenge to put (one's) money where (one's) mouth is is first recorded 1942, American English. money-grub "one who is sordidly intent on amassing money" is from 1768. The image of money burning a hole in someone's pocket is attested from 1520s.
I am not interested in money but in the things of which money is the symbol. [Henry Ford]
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
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