dollar
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 美元，元(加、澳等国货币单位)
演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
Attested since the mid-16th century, from early Dutch daler, daalder, from German Taler, Thaler (“dollar”), earlier Joachimsthaler, literally “of Joachimstal”, the town where the original dollars were minted. The name means “(Saint) Joachim's valley”, from Joachim + Tal. Possibly reinforced by the Dutch leeuwendaalder, which was also used in the American colonies. Doublet of taler / thaler and tolar.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.
- (by extension) Money generally.
- (by extension, Malaysia, colloquial) A ringgit