bullion

英 ['bʊlj(ə)n]美 ['bʊlɪən]
  • n. 金银；纯金；金银块
  • n. (Bullion)人名；(法)比利翁
GRE 畅通词汇

助记提示

1、from Old French bille "stick, stick of wood, block of wood," from Medieval Latin billia "tree, trunk".
2、bille / billia => bill- => bull- + -ion => bullion.
3、由原始的树干、树条、树块，比喻、引申为金条、银条、金块、银块、金银块、金银锭。
4. Latin bullire "boil" => boil, bullion.
5. presumably the underlying connotation is of melting, or 'boiling', metal down and then turning it into coins.

中文词源

bullion 金条

词源同boil, 煮沸。指熔成块状的金属条。

英文词源

bullion
bullion: [14] The immediate source of bullion was Anglo-Norman bullion, which meant ‘place where coins are made, mint’, so presumably the underlying connotation is of melting, or ‘boiling’, metal down and then turning it into coins. On this reasoning it would come ultimately from Vulgar Latin *bulliōnem, a nominal derivative of Latin bullīre ‘boil’, from bulla ‘bubble’ (source of English boil). The present-day meaning ‘gold and silver in bulk’ had developed by the mid-15th century.
=> boil
bullion (n.)
early 15c., "uncoined gold or silver," from Anglo-French bullion "bar of precious metal," also "place where coins are made, mint," perhaps, through the notion of "melting," from Old French boillir "to boil," from Latin bullire "boil" (see boil (v.)). But perhaps it is rather from Old French bille "stick, block of wood" (see billiards).

双语例句

1. Much bullion is stored in the vaults at Fort Knox.
福特·诺克斯家的地窖里藏了很多金条.
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2. In the London bullion market yesterday, the price of gold was steady.
昨天伦敦金银市场黄金价格稳定.
来自国际金融英语口语
3. CDs, financial futures and bullion.
我们经营大额存单 、 金融期货和金银块买卖.
来自国际金融英语口语
4. Authorities have seen his luxurious villa, antiques, art works and gold bullion.
当局已经看到了他的豪华别墅 、 古玩 、 艺术作品和金条.
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5. Kingly instantly award A every carries bullion of one Da Lian.
国王立即赐给阿凡提一褡裢金银.
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