aureus

n. 奥里斯(古罗马和罗马帝国的基本金质货币单位)

发音

/ˈɔːɹɪəs/
/ˈoɹiəs/

词形变化

aurei 复数 aurei aureii aureuses aureuses 复数 aureii 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A gold coin, minted in the Roman Empire from approximately 100 B.C.E. to 309 C.E., equal to 25 denarii.

    历史

词源

From Latin aureus (“golden; gold coin equivalent to 25 denarii”), noun use of adjective, from aurum (“gold”). Doublet of eyrir, öre, øre, and oyra.

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