dollar

名词 dollar:

1. the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
2. a piece of paper money worth one dollar
   同义词：dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam
3. a United States coin worth one dollar
4. a symbol of commercialism or greed
   同义词：dollar mark, dollar sign

1. These socks retail at 1 dollar a pair.
   这些袜子零卖一美圆一双。
2. She gave the boys a dollar apiece.
   她给孩子们每人一美元。
3. The pound stayed firm against dollar in London but fell a little in New York.
   在伦敦英镑对美元仍坚挺，但在纽约却跌了一点儿。
4. Can you lend me five dollars?
   你能借给我五美元吗？

dol.lar

n.Abbr. dol.（名词）缩写 dol.
A basic unit of currency in Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brunei, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Fiji, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Kiribai, Liberia, Nauru, New Zealand, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, United States, and Zimbabwe.See table at currency
元：澳大利亚、巴哈马、巴巴多斯、伯利兹、文莱、加拿大、开曼群岛、多米尼加、斐济、格林纳达、盖亚纳、牙买加、基里拜、利比里亚、瑙鲁、新西兰、圣卢西亚、圣文森特和格林纳丁斯、新加坡、所罗门群岛、特林纳达和多巴哥、图瓦卢、美国和津巴布韦等国货币基本单位参见 currency
A coin or note worth one dollar.
一元钱：面值一元的硬币或纸币

来源：
Low German Daler [taler]
低地德语 Daler [泰勒]
from German Taler
源自 德语 Taler
short for Joachimstaler
Joachimstaler的简写
after Joachimstal (Jáchymov), a town of northeast Czechoslovakia where similar coins were first minted
源自 亚西莫夫 （亚西莫夫），首次制造相似货币的捷克斯洛伐克东北部城镇