英汉词典

dollar 基本解释

• n. 美元
• n. (Dollar)人名；(英)多拉尔

dollar 词态变化

dollar 中文词源

来自德语taler, 货币单位，词源同dale, 山谷，因铸造于Joachimstal而得名。后于1785年，dollar被美国国会采用作为基准货币单位。

dollar 英文词源

dollar

dollar: [16] English originally acquired the word dollar in the form doler; this was the Low German form of German taler, a large silver coin in use in the German states from the 16th century. The word was short for Joachimstaler, literally ‘of Joachim’s valley’, and is a reference to the fact that silver from which the coins were made was mined near Joachimstal (modern Jachymov) in the Erzgebirge mountains, Czech Republic. By around 1700 the spelling dollar had become fairly standard, and in 1785 the term was formally adopted for the main unit of currency in the USA. It has since been taken up by over thirty countries around the world.
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dollar (n.)

1550s, from Low German daler, from German taler (1530s, later thaler), abbreviation of Joachimstaler, literally "(gulden) of Joachimstal," coin minted 1519 from silver from mine opened 1516 near Joachimstal, town in Erzgebirge Mountains in northwest Bohemia. German Tal is cognate with English dale.

The thaler was a large silver coin of varying value in the German states (and a unit of the German monetary union of 1857-73 equal to three marks); it also served as a currency unit in Denmark and Sweden. English colonists in America used the word in reference to Spanish pieces of eight. Due to extensive trade with the Spanish Indies and the proximity of Spanish colonies along the Gulf Coast, the Spanish dollar was probably the coin most familiar in the American colonies and the closest thing to a standard in all of them; it was used in the government's records of public debt and expenditures; it had the added advantage of not being British. The Continental Congress in 1786 adopted dollar as a unit when it set up the modern U.S. currency system, which was based on the suggestion of Gouverneur Morris (1782) as modified by Thomas Jefferson. None were circulated until 1794 .

When William M. Evarts was Secretary of State he accompanied Lord Coleridge on an excursion to Mount Vernon. Coleridge remarked that he had heard it said that Washington, standing on the lawn, could throw a dollar clear across the Potomac. Mr. Evarts explained that a dollar would go further in those days than now. [Walsh]

Phrase dollars to doughnuts attested from 1890; dollar diplomacy is from 1910. The dollar sign ($) is said to derive from the image of the Pillars of Hercules, stamped with a scroll, on the Spanish piece of eight. However, according to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing of the U.S. Department of the Treasury:

[T]he most widely accepted explanation is that the symbol is the result of evolution, independently in different places, of the Mexican or Spanish "P's" for pesos, or piastres, or pieces of eight. The theory, derived from a study of old manuscripts, is that the "S" gradually came to be written over the "P," developing a close equivalent of the "$" mark. It was widely used before the adoption of the United States dollar in 1785.

dollar 词组搭配

dollar 英文释义

1. the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

2. a piece of paper money worth one dollar

3. a United States coin worth one dollar;

"the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States"

4. a symbol of commercialism or greed;

"he worships the almighty dollar"

"the dollar sign means little to him"

dollar 双语例句

1. In early trading in Tokyo, the dollar fell sharply against the yen.

在东京市场早市开盘时，美元对日元的比价急剧下跌。

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2. The drop was caused partly by the pound's strength against the dollar.

下降的部分原因在于英镑对美元的升值。

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3. The dollar fell to within a hair's breadth of its all-time low.

美元差一点跌到了最低点。

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4. Until now, a devaluation of the dollar seemed inconceivable.

直到现在，美元的贬值似乎都无法想象。

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5. The US dollar continued its strong performance in Tokyo today.

美元今天在东京继续保持强劲的走势。

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dollar 实用场景例句

You will be paid in American dollars.

你的报酬将以美元支付。

牛津词典

Do you have a dollar?

你有一元钱吗？

牛津词典

a dollar bill

一元钞票

牛津词典

The dollar closed two cents down.

收市时美元下降了二分。

牛津词典

She gets paid seven dollars an hour...

她的报酬是每小时 7元。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The government is spending billions of dollars on new urban rail projects.

政府正把数十亿元花在新城市铁路项目上。

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Japanese investors once paid top dollar for the most glamorous hotels in the United States.

日本投资者曾为投资美国高档酒店一掷千金。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The plan has a sting intail: it means we lose one day's holiday.

这个计划是先甜后苦: 它意味着我们少一天的假期.

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I'll bet my bottom dollar that the train will be late again.

我敢打赌,火车又将晚点了.

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She gave theboyone dollar for a tip.

她给仆人一元钱作赏钱.

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I can bet my bottom dollar he won't have waited for us.

我可以打包票,他是绝不会等我们的.

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Recent renewed surge of the dollar has helped send the pound and the French franc to new lows.

美元最近的重新增值使英镑和法朗下跌到新的低度.

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The man was accommodating enough to lend me a dollar.

那个人很慷慨地借给我一块钱.

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The pound remained firm against the dollar but fell against yen.

英镑对美元仍然坚挺,但对日元下跌.

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A dime is a tenth of a dollar.

一角银币是十分之一美元.

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The pound stayed firm against the dollar in London.

在伦敦英镑对美元的汇价坚挺.

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The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.

持久的战争使美元贬值.

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In early trading in Tokyo, the dollar fell sharply against the yen.

在东京市场早市开盘时，美元对日元的比价急剧下跌。

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Its currency is pegged to the dollar.

其货币与美元挂钩。

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Dealers grew concerned over the sliding dollar and receding prospects for economic recovery.

交易者对美元走软和经济复苏前景渐趋暗淡渐渐担忧起来。

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The US dollar closed higher in Tokyo today.

东京今天美元收高。

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The US dollar continued to slide.

美元继续贬值。

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Many analysts think the dollar is on an uptrend.

很多分析家认为美元走势坚挺。

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They noticed fifty and twenty dollar bills floating in the water.

他们发现水中漂浮着50和20美元的纸币。

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The dollar has been stronger of late.

美元近来走势强劲。

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He threw a folded dollar on the counter.

他将折起的1美元钞票扔到柜台上。

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Japanese investors once paid top dollar for the most glamorous hotels in the United States.

日本投资者曾为投资美国高档酒店一掷千金。

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