Phrase
legal tender
法定货币
money that is legally accepted for the payment of debts
- 1.
Any form of currency that, by law, cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt equal to the amount offered.
任何法律规定不能拒绝作为偿还债务的货币形式。
任何法律规定不能拒绝作为偿还债务的货币形式。；合法货币
In use
Many shops in the city still accept cash, but only the national currency is legal tender.
When the government announced the new banknotes, the old ones stopped being legal tender.
Some special coins are legal tenders, although people rarely use them in everyday purchases.
X is legal tender
主语通常为货币种类
The new banknotes are legal tender in all eurozone countries.
新纸币在所有欧元区国家都是法定货币。
legal tender for sth
These coins are legal tender for all debts, public and private.
这些硬币可用于偿还一切公私债务，是法定货币。
recognize sth as legal tender
常用于法律或官方承认的语境
Many countries recognize gold coins as legal tender.
许多国家承认金币为法定货币。
Common mistakes
The US dollar is a legal tender in many countries.The US dollar is legal tender in many countries.
“legal tender”是不可数名词，不能使用不定冠词“a”。
In some countries, multiple currencies are legal tenders.In some countries, multiple currencies are legal tender.
“legal tender”是不可数名词，没有复数形式，即使指多种货币也应保持单数。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- legal tenders
- plural
Learner notes
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.