來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)moneta,硬幣,鑄幣,鑄幣處,來(lái)自古羅馬時(shí)期鑄造錢(qián)幣的地方Juno Moneta之廟。Juno為古羅馬神話(huà)天后,天父Jupiter之妻,她在古羅馬神話(huà)中為勸誡神,教導(dǎo)神,婦女保護(hù)神,同時(shí)也為錢(qián)財(cái)守護(hù)神,所以人們選擇在她的廟宇里鑄造錢(qián)幣,Moneta為她的稱(chēng)號(hào)之一,字面意思為勸告,勸勉,警告,詞源同admonish,monitor.比較dollar.
It had been justly stated by a British writer that the power to make a small piece of paper, not worth one cent, by the inscribing of a few names, to be worth a thousand dollars, was a power too high to be entrusted to the hands of mortal man. [John C. Calhoun, speech, U.S. Senate, Dec. 29, 1841]To make money "earn pay" is first attested mid-15c. Highwayman's threat your money or your life first attested 1841. Phrase in the money (1902) originally meant "one who finishes among the prize-winners" (in a horse race, etc.). The challenge to put (one's) money where (one's) mouth is is first recorded 1942, American English. money-grub "one who is sordidly intent on amassing money" is from 1768. The image of money burning a hole in someone's pocket is attested from 1520s.
I am not interested in money but in the things of which money is the symbol. [Henry Ford]
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
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