tael

n. 两(中国等国的衡量单位) [经] 两, 银两

发音

US /teɪl/
AU /teɪl/

词形变化

taels 复数 taels

别名

tale tayl tahil

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams, and metricated in Mainland China as exactly 50 grams.

  2. 2.

    Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.

  3. 3.

    Leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (斤) or 0.0377993638 kilograms

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

weight

相关短语

Haikwan tael

词源

From Portuguese tael, from Malay tahil. Doublet of tahil.

来源：wiktionary