Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2114
currency
货币；通货
核心释义
Money used in a country, such as coins and paper notes.
- 1.
Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.
- 2.
现行使用的金属或纸币交换媒介；货币
the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
- 3.
Paper money.
- 4.
通用；流行；流通
general acceptance or use
- 5.
The state of being current; general acceptance, recognition or use.
- 6.
现时性；当前性
the property of belonging to the present time
通用；流行；现时性；当前性；现行使用的金属或纸币交换媒介；货币；通用；流行；流通；货币
用法In use
The euro is the official currency of many European countries.
用法提示：名词，表示用于交换的货币
You can exchange your dollars for local currency at the airport.
用法提示：名词，表示流通的货币
The value of a currency can fluctuate based on economic conditions.
用法提示：名词，指作为交换媒介的货币
the currency of ideas
the currency of a slang term
in/into currency
in currency指货币流通；come into currency指开始流通。
The new currency came into currency last year.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- hard currency
- 硬通货
- Many investors prefer to hold hard currency during economic uncertainty.许多投资者在经济不确定时倾向于持有硬通货。
- foreign currency
- 外币
- You can exchange foreign currency at the bank.你可以在银行兑换外币。
- currency exchange
- 货币兑换
- The airport has several currency exchange kiosks.机场有几个货币兑换亭。
- currency market
- 货币市场
- The currency market is highly volatile.货币市场波动很大。
- currency fluctuation
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
货币（currency）像电流（current）一样流通。
语境与语域Context & Register
该词表示“货币”时，属于中性语域，常用于经济、商业和日常语境。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the spelling ending '-ency', but they do not rhyme because their stressed vowels differ (e.g., /eɪ/ in agency, /ɪ/ in emergency, /iː/ in frequency, etc.).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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