guinea
noun /ˈɡɪni/
/ˈɡɪni/
- an old British gold coin or unit of money worth 21 shillings (= now £1.05). Prices are sometimes still given in guineas, for example when buying or selling horses.
几尼(英国旧时金币或货币单位,价值 21 先令,现值 1.05 英镑。现时有些价格仍用几尼计算,如马匹买卖) 词源named after Guinea in West Africa.