English Dictionary

sterling

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈstɜː.lɪŋ/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

The currency of the United Kingdom; especially the pound. / Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness: for gold 0.91666 and for silver 0.925.

日本語の意味

英国の通貨、特にポンドを指す。 / 一定の純度を有する旧英国の金貨または銀貨（例：金は0.91666、銀は0.925）を指す。

She exchanged her dollars for sterling before boarding the flight to London.

ロンドン行きの飛行機に乗る前に、彼女はドルを英ポンドに両替した。

意味（1）

The currency of the United Kingdom; especially the pound.

… among the objects stolen was the famous parure of Black Diamonds, for which a bid of half a million sterling had just been made and accepted. […]

意味（2）

Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness: for gold 0.91666 and for silver 0.925.

Sterling was the known and approved standard in England, in all probability, from the beginning of King Henry the Second's reign.

意味（3）

Sterling silver, or articles made from this material.

意味（4）

A structure of pilings that protects the piers of a bridge; a starling.

sterlings （ plural ）