drachma

• n. 古希腊的重量单位；古希腊的银币名

来自希腊语drakhme, 握住，满手的，词源同dram.用于货币单位。

drachma

drachma: see dram

drachma (n.)

1570s, from Latinized form of Greek drakhme, an Attic coin and weight, probably originally "a handful" (see dram). Earlier in English as dragme (late 14c.), from Old French dragme, from Medieval Latin dragma.

1. In April 1992 the Greek drachma was the only Community currency not yet part of the EMS exchange-rate mechanism.

1992年4月间希腊的德拉克马是唯一一种还未纳入欧洲货币体系兑换机制的欧共体成员国货币。

来自柯林斯例句