| 释义 |
Deutsche mark, Deutschemark|ˈdɔɪtʃəˌmɑːk|
Also Deutschmark.
[G., ‘German mark’.]
The monetary unit of the German Federal Republic, instituted in June 1948; also, a coin representing one Deutsche mark. Abbrev. D.M. or D-mark.
1948Sunday Times 27 June 1/2 He will..take stock of the first week of economic life with the new Deutsche mark. 1948Economist 27 Nov. 868/1 The future of the D-mark was a matter for considerable alarm. 1957Ibid. 7 Sept. 817/2 A half-world that has to learn to live with the D-mark. 1958Spectator 27 June 840/1 The Federal German Republic, whose gold and currency reserves have reached the record total of DM 23,926,000,000. 1959Times 15 May 13/6 They are Germans on a Drang nach Osten..dutifully getting their Deutschmark's worth. 1969Listener 22 May 723/1 It wasn't until the Deutschmark crisis that we began to suffer on our exchanges. |