Word · Frequency #7261
franc
/fræŋk/
noun
法郎
the basic unit of money in several countries, equal to 100 centimes
- 1.
Any of several units of currency.
几种货币单位之一
- 2.
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
许多国家的基本货币单位,等于100生丁。
几种货币单位之一；许多国家的基本货币单位,等于100生丁。
In use
The old franc is no longer used in France, but the Swiss franc is still an important currency.
She exchanged her dollars for francs at the bank before her trip to Geneva.
The price of the ticket was fifty francs.
count noun: X francs
The book costs 20 francs.
这本书要20法郎。
prepositional phrase: in francs
You can pay in francs.
你可以用法郎支付。
singular: a/one franc
He gave me a franc.
Connections
Collocations
- Swiss franc
- 瑞士法郎
- The hotel bill was 200 Swiss francs.酒店账单是200瑞士法郎。
- French franc
- 法国法郎
- Before the euro, they paid with French francs.在欧元之前，他们用法郎支付。
- 100 francs
- 100法郎
- She gave me a 100-franc note.她给了我一张100法郎的钞票。
- franc zone
- 法郎区
- Many African countries are in the franc zone.许多非洲国家属于法郎区。
Pop culture & quotes
- Your winnings, sir. Ten thousand francs.
- 您的奖金，先生。一万法郎。In the movie Casablanca, the croupier says 'Ten thousand francs' when handing over winnings.在电影《卡萨布兰卡》中，赌场荷官递上奖金时说“一万法郎”。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想人名‘弗兰克’（Frank），发音相似，法郎是法国货币，就像弗兰克是常见人名一样容易记住。
Context & Register
中性，常用于金融和旅行场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'bank', 'tank', 'rank', 'thank', 'blank', and 'frank' rhyme with 'franc' exactly (all end with /æŋk/). Note that 'dance' and 'lance' look similar but are pronounced /dæns/ and /læns/, so they do not rhyme.
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.