guinea

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n. 几内亚

发音

AU /ˈɡɪni/

词形变化

guineas 复数 guineas

别名

gn. gynney gynny

教材释义与例句

名词

几内亚；基尼（英国旧时金币名）

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.

    坚尼

    历史
  2. 2.

    Synonym of guinea fowl.

  3. 3.

    A person of Italian descent.

    美国 贬义 俚语

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

wop dago ginzo greaseball guinea fowl

上位词 4

coin poultry fowl Italian

相关短语

Equatorial Guinea n. 赤道几内亚(为西非之一国) Papua New Guinea 巴布亚新几内亚 guinea pig 天竺鼠 guinea fowl n. 珍珠鸡 guinea pigs guinea fowls guinea hen weed guinea keet guinea keets Guinea corn na. 【植】高粱 [网络] 苞米；几内亚高粱 Guinea wheat Guinea plum Guinea pepper Guinea grass guinea pig director

词源

From Guinea, the early modern name for West Africa, the coins originally being made of gold from the region, mostly from the 'Gold Coast' (modern Ghana) and used for African trade, and the guinea fowl being found there. Its use as an ethnic slur against Italians may be due to their darker complexion compared to people of Anglo-American descent.

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