| 单词 | sterling |
| 释义 | sterling adj. & n. --adj 1. of or in British money (pound sterling). 2. (of a coin or precious metal) genuine; of standard value or purity. 3. (of a person or qualities etc.) of solid worth; genuine, reliable (sterling work). --n British money (paid in sterling). Phrases and idioms sterling area a group of countries with currencies tied to British sterling and holding reserves mainly in sterling. sterling silver silver of 921/2% purity. Derivatives sterlingness n. Etymology: prob. f. late OE steorling (unrecorded) f. steorra star + -LING(1) (because some early Norman pennies bore a small star): recorded earlier in OF esterlin |
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