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cowrie的意思
cowrie
['kaʊri]
- n. 宝贝；玛瑙贝；货贝（从前南亚和非洲部分地区作货币用的）
中文词源
cowrie 作为货币用贝壳
来自印度语，贝壳。
英文词源
- cowrie (n.)
- small shell, used as money in parts of Asia, 1660s, from Hindi and Urdu kauri, from Mahrati kavadi, from Sanskrit kaparda, perhaps related to Tamil kotu "shell."
双语例句
- 1. A hundred years ago you could still pay your taxes in Uganda in cowrie shells.
- 100年前你还能用子安贝贝壳在乌干达缴税.
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