释义 |
li·vre \ˈlēvə(r), -vr(ə), -v(rə)\ noun (-s) Etymology: French, from Latin libra balance, unit of weight 1. : a former French unit of value worth a pound of silver in the reign of Charlemagne 2. or livre tour·nois \-tu̇rnˈwä\ : the livre of Tours that from 1667 until replaced by the franc in 1795 was the only legal French livre and consisted of 20 sous of 12 deniers each |