| 释义 |
zaire|zaɪˈɪə(r)|
[f. Zaïre, local name of the Congo River in Central Africa.]
The basic monetary unit of the Republic of Zaïre; a coin of this value, equal to 100 makuta (see likuta).
1967Times 9 Nov. 6 They tried to recruit former Katangese gendarmes... They offered seven zaires ({pstlg}5) to every man who enlisted. 1971,1972[see likuta]. 1976L. Sanders Hamlet Warning (1977) xvi. 133 A bribe... Five thousand zaire—ten thousand dollars. |