(be denominated)(of sums of money) be expressed in a specified monetary unit (款项)用指定的货币单位结算 the borrowings were denominated in US dollars. 借款以美元结算。
[with obj. and complement](formal)call; name (正式)把…称为,将…命名为
语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'give a name to'): from Latin denominat- 'named', from the verb denominare, from de- 'away, formally' + nominare 'to name' (from nomen, nomin- 'name'). Sense 1 dates from the mid 20th cent