Word · Frequency #7818
guineas
几内亚
guineas is the plural of guinea.
a country in West Africa, on the Atlantic coast; formerly a French colony
- 1.
Synonym of guinea fowl.
珍珠鸡的同义词
- 2.
a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
旧时英国金币,价值21先令
- 3.
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
对意大利裔人的冒犯性称呼
- 4.
a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
西非大西洋沿岸的共和国,曾为法国殖民地,1958年独立
珍珠鸡；畿尼（旧时英国金币，值21先令）；对意大利裔的贬称；珍珠鸡的同义词；旧时英国金币,价值21先令
In use
My cousin has been living in Guinea for two years and really enjoys the local culture.
Guinea is a country in West Africa where French is an official language.
Have you ever visited Guinea? I hear the coast is beautiful.
Guinea + be + (article) + noun/adjective
作为国名，句首需大写。
Guinea is a country rich in natural resources.
几内亚是一个自然资源丰富的国家。
be sold for + number + guineas
几尼常用于历史语境或拍卖中。
The painting was sold for 400 guineas.
那幅画以400几尼的价格售出。
Common mistakes
She paid ten guinea for the dress.
Connections
Collocations
- gold guinea
- 金币几尼
- He collected antique gold guineas.他收藏了古董金几尼。
- half guinea
- 半几尼
- The stamp cost half a guinea.这枚邮票花了半几尼。
- guinea fee
- 几尼费用
- The membership fee was one guinea.会员费是一几尼。
- guinea stamp
- 几尼邮票
- The rare guinea stamp sold for thousands.这枚稀有的几尼邮票卖了几千英镑。
- guinea price
- 几尼价格
- The painting was listed at a guinea price.这幅画标价为几尼价格。
- guinea coin
- 几尼硬币
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：guinea（几内亚）发音近似'给你'，注意拼写g-u-i-n-e-a。
Context & Register
register: historical; contexts: historical coinage, British history; note_zh: 通常用于历史文献或讨论旧货币。
Grammar Note
指国名时是专有名词，通常不加冠词；指珠鸡、几尼金币或含贬义的意大利人时是可数名词，复数均为guineas。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in /ni/ like 'mini' and 'skinny' share the unstressed final syllable. 'Bikini' has a different stress pattern but similar ending. Note that 'guinea' is spelled with '-ea' which is pronounced /i/ in this word, unlike in 'sea'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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.