coin of the realm

短语

发音

US /ˈkɔɪn əv ðə ˈɹɛlm/
其它
UK /ˈkɔɪn əv ðə ˈɹɛlm/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The legal money of a country.

    过时 不可数 法律
  2. 2.

    Something that is valued like money within a particular context.

    比喻 不可数

词源

The term originally referred to actual coins issued by authority of the British monarch for use within the kingdom or realm: see, for example, the 18th-century quotations.

来源：wiktionary