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单词 ducat
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Definition of ducat in English:

ducat

nounˈdʌkətˈdəkət
  • 1A gold coin formerly current in most European countries.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To provide ourselves with a yardstick here, we can calculate that this sum is about 10 times more than the 50 or so ducats that a well-educated person such as a schoolteacher might hope to earn in a year.
    • He didn't care for the preservation of peasant songs in this far-flung outcrop of Europe: four ducats a song, however, he could not refuse.
    • For example, Bonifacio was paid only between ten and thirty ducats per painting.
    • Thus, he is shown as obsessed by money, a man who dreams of moneybags, whose very opening words are ‘three thousand ducats.’
    • The calculations were done with the help of soldiers who were given a gold ducat for every mistake they found.
    • Three million ducats were sent to the remaining members of the Catholic League and the Duke of Parma was ordered to leave the war in the Netherlands and help defend Paris from Henry of Navarre.
    • When, in 1409, King Ladislas of Hungary sold Zadar and its surrounding islands to Venice for 100,000 ducats, little did he know he was heralding a great cultural interchange.
    • Contarini reported that the Spanish monarchy's income and expenditures in Italy in the period was roughly 900,000 ducats in Sicily, 1,200,000 ducats in Naples, and 900,000 ducats in Milan.
    • Though they despised Shylock, the two managed to swallow their pride long enough to petition him to loan them three thousand ducats, to be paid back as soon as Antonio's ships returned to port.
    • Bassanio, a noble but poor Venetian, asks his friend Antonio, a rich merchant, for 3,000 ducats to enable him to prosecute fittingly his suit of the rich heiress Portia at Belmont.
    • The military took up another 4.5 million ducats which left only 3 million ducats to govern the country.
    • A ducat weighs about 3.5 grams so this coin would be more than a 17-ducat coin.
    • John pays him one thousand ducats to do the dirty deed.
    • By 1407, the Venetian government was paying all the expenses of the studio, had abolished competing schools in Treviso and Vicenza, and had instated a fine of 500 ducats for subjects who studied elsewhere.
    • In 1825-6 he experienced a disastrous year at the Teatro Carolino, Palermo, a position that paid him only 45 ducats a month.
    • This office was seen to be so important that anyone elected to it who refused to serve would face the considerable fine of 500 ducats.
    • The fans shelled out $200 for a ducat to the game.
    • Charles left Philip a total debt of 36 million ducats and an annual deficit of 1 million ducats.
    • The Armada cost 10 million ducats.
    • In the previous year, the procurators had doubled the amount spent annually on the building to 2,400 ducats.
    1. 1.1ducatsinformal Money.
      their production of Hamlet has kept the ducats pouring in
      Example sentencesExamples
      • You get a lot of functionality for your hard earned ducats.
      • But some are valuable enough that, if they decided to charge ducats to visit, I'd fork them over.
      • It is simply an economic decision to wring a few more ducats out.
      • Think Not Think will no doubt be playing for more than handouts this time, so be sure to bring your hard earned ducats as they unveil their CD Point of View at the Urban Lounge on Thursday.
      • With new ducats in hand, I'm off to Grand Central Station.
      • Speaking of shelling out the ducats, industry watchers seem to concur that during these flush economic times, and even during lean ones, parents will spend mightily on toys.
      Synonyms
      money, ready money, cash, capital, finance, finances, resources, funds, reserves
  • 2North American informal An admission ticket.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I followed a meandering path to where I could talk to a ticket agent, see what was available and maybe even buy a pair of ducats.
    • Ticket prices went up more than $3 to an average of $43.86 a ducat.
    • The Dallas Mavericks put bar codes on tickets, not just to track sales of the ducats, but to make sure they are selling them to folks who actually fill the seats.
    • First, thanks to quirks in their ticket distribution systems, I got shut out of Giants Division Series ducats but made it to all three games at the Coliseum.
    • When it came Buddy's turn to use the ducat (the family couldn't afford tickets for everybody), he saw his first play ever - the comedy ‘Turn to the Right.’
    Synonyms
    pass, warrant, authorization, licence, permit

Origin

From Italian ducato, originally referring to a silver coin minted by the Duke of Apulia in 1190: from medieval Latin ducatus (see duchy). sense 2 dates from the late 19th century.

 
 

Definition of ducat in US English:

ducat

nounˈdəkətˈdəkət
  • 1A gold coin formerly current in most European countries.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In 1825-6 he experienced a disastrous year at the Teatro Carolino, Palermo, a position that paid him only 45 ducats a month.
    • The fans shelled out $200 for a ducat to the game.
    • Thus, he is shown as obsessed by money, a man who dreams of moneybags, whose very opening words are ‘three thousand ducats.’
    • Charles left Philip a total debt of 36 million ducats and an annual deficit of 1 million ducats.
    • When, in 1409, King Ladislas of Hungary sold Zadar and its surrounding islands to Venice for 100,000 ducats, little did he know he was heralding a great cultural interchange.
    • Contarini reported that the Spanish monarchy's income and expenditures in Italy in the period was roughly 900,000 ducats in Sicily, 1,200,000 ducats in Naples, and 900,000 ducats in Milan.
    • Though they despised Shylock, the two managed to swallow their pride long enough to petition him to loan them three thousand ducats, to be paid back as soon as Antonio's ships returned to port.
    • In the previous year, the procurators had doubled the amount spent annually on the building to 2,400 ducats.
    • This office was seen to be so important that anyone elected to it who refused to serve would face the considerable fine of 500 ducats.
    • Bassanio, a noble but poor Venetian, asks his friend Antonio, a rich merchant, for 3,000 ducats to enable him to prosecute fittingly his suit of the rich heiress Portia at Belmont.
    • He didn't care for the preservation of peasant songs in this far-flung outcrop of Europe: four ducats a song, however, he could not refuse.
    • To provide ourselves with a yardstick here, we can calculate that this sum is about 10 times more than the 50 or so ducats that a well-educated person such as a schoolteacher might hope to earn in a year.
    • The military took up another 4.5 million ducats which left only 3 million ducats to govern the country.
    • Three million ducats were sent to the remaining members of the Catholic League and the Duke of Parma was ordered to leave the war in the Netherlands and help defend Paris from Henry of Navarre.
    • John pays him one thousand ducats to do the dirty deed.
    • The Armada cost 10 million ducats.
    • By 1407, the Venetian government was paying all the expenses of the studio, had abolished competing schools in Treviso and Vicenza, and had instated a fine of 500 ducats for subjects who studied elsewhere.
    • The calculations were done with the help of soldiers who were given a gold ducat for every mistake they found.
    • For example, Bonifacio was paid only between ten and thirty ducats per painting.
    • A ducat weighs about 3.5 grams so this coin would be more than a 17-ducat coin.
    1. 1.1ducatsinformal Money.
      their production of Hamlet has kept the ducats pouring in
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But some are valuable enough that, if they decided to charge ducats to visit, I'd fork them over.
      • You get a lot of functionality for your hard earned ducats.
      • With new ducats in hand, I'm off to Grand Central Station.
      • It is simply an economic decision to wring a few more ducats out.
      • Speaking of shelling out the ducats, industry watchers seem to concur that during these flush economic times, and even during lean ones, parents will spend mightily on toys.
      • Think Not Think will no doubt be playing for more than handouts this time, so be sure to bring your hard earned ducats as they unveil their CD Point of View at the Urban Lounge on Thursday.
      Synonyms
      money, ready money, cash, capital, finance, finances, resources, funds, reserves
  • 2North American informal A ticket, especially an admission ticket.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When it came Buddy's turn to use the ducat (the family couldn't afford tickets for everybody), he saw his first play ever - the comedy ‘Turn to the Right.’
    • The Dallas Mavericks put bar codes on tickets, not just to track sales of the ducats, but to make sure they are selling them to folks who actually fill the seats.
    • Ticket prices went up more than $3 to an average of $43.86 a ducat.
    • I followed a meandering path to where I could talk to a ticket agent, see what was available and maybe even buy a pair of ducats.
    • First, thanks to quirks in their ticket distribution systems, I got shut out of Giants Division Series ducats but made it to all three games at the Coliseum.
    Synonyms
    pass, warrant, authorization, licence, permit

Origin

From Italian ducato, originally referring to a silver coin minted by the Duke of Apulia in 1190: from medieval Latin ducatus (see duchy). ducat (sense 2) dates from the late 19th century.

 
 
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