The word 'guinea' has multiple meanings: it refers to an old British gold coin worth one pound and one shilling, the country Guinea in Africa, and colloquially (and often derogatorily) an Italian person or someone of Italian descent.
这个单词“guinea”有几个不同的意思：一种是英国旧时的一种金币，价值一镑一先令；另一种是指非洲的一个国家几内亚；最后，它还可以作为俚语，带有贬义地指意大利人或意大利后裔。
| 单词 | guinea |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ˈgɪni] [ˈɡɪni] |
| 释义 | n.["畿尼（英国的旧金币，值一镑一先令）","几内亚","[俚语] 意大利人：用作贬义词，指意大利人或意大利后裔"] |
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