ducat

ducat
[ˈdʌkət]
noun
  1. a gold coin formerly current in most European countries
    达克特(旧时在大部分欧洲国家流通的金币)
    ■(ducats)(informal)money
    (非正式)钱
    their production of Hamlet has kept the ducats pouring in.
    他们制作的《哈姆雷特》使得财源滚滚而来。
  2. The first gold ducat was issued in Venice in 1284. Most countries had ceased to use them by the early 19th century. The Netherlands was still issuing them for eastern commerce up to the 1930s, and has reintroduced double ducats as commemorative coins
  3. (informal, chiefly US)a ticket, especially an admission ticket
    (非正式,主美)入场券,券,票
语源
  1. from Italian ducato, originally referring to a silver coin minted by the Duke of Apulia in 1190: from medieval Latin ducatus (see duchy). Sense 2 dates from the late 19th cent
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