"shilling" 怎么发音

word

US

/ˈʃɪɫɪŋ/

SHIL-ing

UK

/ʃˈɪlɪŋ/

shil-ING

释义

A shilling is a former unit of money, used in the United Kingdom and some other countries, equal to one twentieth of a pound. It is no longer used in the UK but still exists in other currencies, like the Kenyan or Tanzanian shilling.

IPA 音标

美式英语

/ˈʃɪɫɪŋ/

英式英语

/ʃˈɪlɪŋ/

简化发音

美式

SHIL-ing

英式

shil-ING

语境中听

He paid one shilling for the book.

The old coin was a shilling.

Kenya still uses the shilling as its currency.

Back in the day, a cup of tea only cost a shilling.