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florin

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++flor·in /ˈflɒrɪn $ ˈflɔː-, ˈflɑː-/ noun [countable]  a coin that was used in Britain before 1971, worth about 10p 弗罗林〔英国1971年以前使用的硬币,约等于10便士〕
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florinIt had promised him 1000 florins a year in a year's time.His salary - 150 florins a year - was modest, but reasonable for a 16-year-old.It had over 20 performances in Vienna alone, and brought Mozart 1,200 florins in the first two days.A florin hovered in his hand and a look of indecision wrinkled his brow.In the early sixteenth century the family assets were estimated at more than sixty-three million florins.The florin and the ducat were seemingly equivalent coins, the former more used in Tuscany and the latter in Venice.
flor·in nounChineseSyllable
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florin
florin /ˈflɒrən, ˈflɒrɪn $ ˈflɔː-, ˈflɑː-/ noun [countable]
a coin that was used in Britain before 1971, worth about 10p


florinBrE /ˈflɒrɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈflɔːrɪn/ 🔊, /ˈflɑːrɪn/ 🔊 nounan old British coin worth two shillings (= now 10p) 弗罗林(英国旧时价值两先令的硬币,相当于现在的 10 便士)