Word · Frequency #13188
ECU
noun
abbr. 欧洲货币单位(European Currency Unit)
In use
Before the euro, the ecu was used as an accounting unit in Europe.
Many old contracts listed prices in ecus rather than national currencies.
The company's debt was originally valued at five million ecus.
the ECU
The ECU was introduced in 1979.
欧洲货币单位于1979年引入。
in ECUs
Bonds were issued in ECUs.
债券以欧洲货币单位发行。
one ECU
One ECU was worth about 1.2 US dollars.
一欧洲货币单位约合1.2美元。
Common mistakes
At that time, ecu was a unit of account.At that time, the ecu was a unit of account.
ecu 是单数可数名词的缩写，作主语时不能裸用；需加 the 表示「当时那个欧洲货币单位」。汉语中“欧洲货币单位”前没有冠词，这是漏掉 the 的原因。
The basket was made up of several ecu.The basket was made up of several ecus.
ecu 有规则复数 ecus；several 后必须用复数形式，不能说 several ecu。
Connections
Collocations
- ecu exchange rate
- 欧洲货币单位汇率
- The ecu exchange rate was published daily by the European Commission.欧洲委员会每天公布欧洲货币单位汇率。
- ecu-denominated bond
- 以欧洲货币单位计价的债券
- The bank issued ecu-denominated bonds in the 1980s.该银行在20世纪80年代发行了以欧洲货币单位计价的债券。
- ecu basket
- 欧洲货币单位货币篮子
- The ecu basket was made up of the currencies of the member states.欧洲货币单位货币篮子由各成员国的货币组成。
- priced in ecus
- 以欧洲货币单位标价
- The contract was priced in ecus.合同以欧洲货币单位标价。
Synonyms
- European Currency Unit
- ECU 的完整形式（欧洲货币单位） · ECU 是缩写，正式或书面语中可完全替换为 European Currency Unit；口语或非正式文本中通常直接用 ECU。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
ECU 正是 European Currency Unit 的首字母缩写：E（欧）C（洲）U（货币单位），想象一张欧洲货币券。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：金融与经济学文献、欧盟历史文件、正式财经报道 该缩写（通常写作 ECU）多见于正式或专业语境，如经济、金融和欧盟历史文件；日常口语中较少出现。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.