sterling
adj
1 (abbr 缩写 stg) (of coins or precious metal) of standard value and purity; genuine (指硬币或贵金属)标准纯度的, 真的
sterling silver cutlery 标准纯银的餐具.
2 [usu attrib 通常作定语]
(fig 比喻) (of a person or his qualities, etc) admirable or excellent in quality (指人或其品质等)令人钦佩的, 优秀的
her sterling qualities as an organizer 她那高超的组织才能. sterling, n [U]
British money 英国货币
the pound sterling, ie the British £ 英镑
payable in sterling or American dollars 可用英镑或美元支付. Cf 参看 pound1 2.
Wait, Shylock. The law of Venice says that if anyone tries to kill or murder any citizen of Venice, everything that he owns shall be taken away from him.
等一等,夏洛克。威尼斯的法律规定任何企图杀害或谋害任何威尼斯公民的人,他所有的一切必须被没收。
It is much cheaper to post or email a long report than to fax it.