greenback

n. 美钞, 绿背动物 [法] 美钞

发音

US

词形变化

greenbacks 复数 greenbacks greenie

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any bill that is legal tender in the US (originally printed with green and black ink) issued by the Federal Reserve.

    美国
  2. 2.

    The United States dollar.

  3. 3.

    A unit of American currency issued during the Civil War by the Treasury Department.

    历史
  4. 4.

    A wave that has not yet begun to break.

    体育

词汇关系

名词

同义词 7

bill note banknote bank bill banker's bill Federal Reserve note government note

上位词 3

folding money paper currency paper money

下位词 10

twenty dollar buck fifty clam fiver tenner c-note dollar bill five-spot

词源

From green + back.

来源：wiktionary