| 单词 | common currency |
| 释义 | > as lemmascommon currency common currency n. (a) the standard currency of a place; (also) a system of money shared by two or more countries, states, or regions; cf. common coin n. (a); (b) figurative that which is considered normal or standard; something widely used or accepted; cf. common coin n. (b). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > [noun] > acceptable medium of exchange common coin1582 common currency1700 valuta1802 1700 W. Nicolson Of Medals & Coins Scotl. ii. 21 These [copper pennies]..got the Name of Atcheson's..: Some..were of common Currency..even in the late Reign of K. Charles the Second, but are now wholly disus'd. 1710 tr. S. von Pufendorf Of Law of Nature & Nations i. i. 2/1 He [sc. Cicero] concludes..Philosophy is the Art of Life, and he that would undertake to explain its Rules, cannot, from the common Currency of words, find Stock enough to answer his Occasions. 1858 T. A. Tefft (title) A plan for obtaining a common currency in France, England, and America, based on the decimal system. 1865 E. S. Sheppard Counterparts vii. 28/2 School friendships..or the counterfeits that are common currency in schools. 1999 E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 5 Jan. 8/2 The euro..became the common currency for 11 European nations last Friday. 2000 Times 25 Apr. ii. 5/2 Talk of nose jobs, implants, lifts, nips and tucks has become common currency: this thing has gone too far. < as lemmas |
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