[N-COUNT 可数名词]先令(1971 年以前英国的货币单位,1先令值 5 便士,20 先令合1英镑) A shilling was a unit of money used in Britain until 1971 which was the equivalent of 5p. There were twenty shillings in a pound.
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shil·ling/ˈʃɪlɪŋ; NAmEˈʃɪlɪŋ/noun1a British coin in use until 1971, worth 12 old pence. There were 20 shillingsin one pound. 先令(英国 1971 年以前货币单位,一先令值 12 旧便士,20 先令合一英镑)2the unit of money in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia 先令(肯尼亚、乌干达、坦桑尼亚和索马里货币单位)shillingshillingsshil·ling/ˈʃɪlɪŋ; NAmEˈʃɪlɪŋ/
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shillingshil‧ling /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/ noun [countable]
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1an old British coin or unit of money. There were 20 shillings in one pound.2the standard unit of money in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Somalia
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