pound sterling

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /paʊnd ˈstɜː(ɹ).lɪŋ/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The currency of the United Kingdom.
    — Andrew Houſtoun and Adam Muſhet, being Tackſmen of the Excize, did Imploy Thomas Rue to be their Collector, and gave him a Sallary of 30. pound Sterling for a year.

词形变化

pounds sterling plural GBP alternative £ alternative

词源

The basic unit of currency in medieval England was the silver penny or sterling, weighing ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a tower pound. 240 of these coins made a "pound of sterlings". This term (shortened to "pound sterling" in later usage) continued to be used for a sum of 240 pence even after the sterling had ceased to circulate. The modern pound sterling is equivalent to 100 new pence.
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