| 释义 |
guin·ea
I. \ˈginē, -ni\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
1. [from Guinea, region in West Africa]
a. : of or from the region of Guinea, West Africa : of the kind or style prevalent in the region of Guinea
b. : trading with Guinea
< a Guinea merchant >
< Guinea ships >
2. [from Guinea, republic in West Africa] : of or from the Republic of Guinea : of the kind or style prevalent in the Republic of Guinea
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: after Guinea, region in West Africa
1.
a. [so called from the fact that it was supposedly first made out of gold from Guinea] : an English gold coin issued from 1663 to 1813 and fixed in 1717 as the equivalent of 21 shillings
b. : a unit of value equivalent to one guinea coin
< a five-guinea coin >
c. : a unit of value equal to 21 shillings
< accounts are sometimes kept in and prices are sometimes quoted in guineas >
d. : the Saudi Arabian sovereign first issued in 1951
2.
a. : a slave newly imported into the United States from Africa
b. : a person noticeably foreign
c. slang : italian — usually used disparagingly
d. usually capitalized : one of a group of people of mixed white, Indian, and Negro ancestry who live chiefly in West Virginia and Maryland — often used disparagingly
3. [by shortening] : guinea fowl
4. : one who works in or about a stable; specifically : a horse groom |