old money

noun[uncountable]Idioms

/ˌəʊld ˈmʌni/

/ˌəʊld ˈmʌni/
wealth that has been in a family for many generations; people whose families have been wealthy for many generations旧钱：世代相传的财富；家庭世代相传的人们
- Well-spoken and smartly dressed, he creates an aura of privilege and old money.他谈吐得体，穿着潇洒，给人一种特权和老钱的感觉。
- He plays a rich kid whose family is old money in New Orleans.他扮演一个有钱的孩子，他的家庭在新奥尔良很富有。
compare new money
/ˈəʊld mʌni/

/ˈəʊld mʌni/
a system of money that is no longer used in a particular country 旧货币：一种在特定国家/地区不再使用的货币系统
- They used to cost two shillings in old money.他们过去花两先令买旧币。

Idioms

in old money

(British English, informal) used to give an amount, a measurement, etc. using older or more traditional units that may be more familiar to some people旧钱：用于使用某些人可能更熟悉的旧或更传统的单位进行金额，度量等
- The fish measured 29 centimetres (that's a foot in old money).这条鱼有29厘米长(那是旧币的1英尺)。

词汇	old money
释义	old money noun[uncountable]Idioms /ˌəʊld ˈmʌni/ /ˌəʊld ˈmʌni/ wealth that has been in a family for many generations; people whose families have been wealthy for many generations旧钱：世代相传的财富；家庭世代相传的人们 Well-spoken and smartly dressed, he creates an aura of privilege and old money.他谈吐得体，穿着潇洒，给人一种特权和老钱的感觉。 He plays a rich kid whose family is old money in New Orleans.他扮演一个有钱的孩子，他的家庭在新奥尔良很富有。 compare new money /ˈəʊld mʌni/ /ˈəʊld mʌni/ a system of money that is no longer used in a particular country 旧货币：一种在特定国家/地区不再使用的货币系统 They used to cost two shillings in old money.他们过去花两先令买旧币。 Idioms in old money (British English, informal) used to give an amount, a measurement, etc. using older or more traditional units that may be more familiar to some people旧钱：用于使用某些人可能更熟悉的旧或更传统的单位进行金额，度量等 The fish measured 29 centimetres (that's a foot in old money).这条鱼有29厘米长(那是旧币的1英尺)。
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