legal tender
legal tender — 名詞
1. the officially approved coins and paper money that a government recognises as th
法定貨幣
該國正式認可的流通貨幣
the officially approved coins and paper money that a government recognises as the standard medium of exchange used for buying goods and services within its territory.
In Japan, the yen is the only legal tender accepted in shops and restaurants.
在日本，日圓是唯一商店和餐廳接受的法定貨幣。
be the only legal tender — exclusive status within a country
When Yara visited Mexico, her US dollars were not accepted as legal tender.
Yara 去墨西哥時，她的美金不被接受為法定貨幣。
accepted as legal tender — passive construction
The bank told customers that the old fifty-dollar notes are no longer legal tender.
銀行告知客戶，舊版的五十元紙鈔已不再是法定貨幣。
The finance ministry website clearly lists which coins and banknotes count as legal tender for all purchases within the country.
財政部網站清楚列出了哪些硬幣和紙鈔在國內所有交易中屬於法定貨幣。
Before the euro became legal tender, each European country had its own national currency.
在歐元成為法定貨幣之前，每個歐洲國家都有自己的貨幣。
- official currency
emphasises that the government recognises the money, often interchangeable with legal tender
- lawful money
more formal legal term, used in statutes and court rulings
- foreign currency
money from another country that is not accepted for payments
- counterfeit money
fake currency that has no legal status
文法句型
[be] legal tender
accept [something] as legal tender
用法筆記
Uncountable — you cannot say 'a legal tender' or 'legal tenders'. Use 'a form of legal tender' if a countable expression is needed.
常見錯誤
2. a specific form of money that a government has declared by law to be valid for s
法償貨幣
法律規定必須接受以償還債務的貨幣
a specific form of money that a government has declared by law to be valid for settling a debt, meaning that the creditor cannot legally refuse to accept it in discharge of the obligation.
A landlord cannot refuse legal tender when a tenant offers it for the monthly rent.
房東不能拒絕房客以法償貨幣支付月租金。
cannot refuse legal tender — legal obligation to accept
The new one-dollar coin was declared legal tender for all debts, public and private.
新發行的一美元硬幣被宣告為公私債務的法償貨幣。
declared legal tender for — official announcement of status
The banknotes qualified as legal tender for Léa's debt, so the creditor had to accept them.
那些紙鈔符合 Léa 債務的法償貨幣資格，因此債權人必須接受。
The court ruled the coins were legal tender for the debt under the relevant statute.
法院裁定這些硬幣依相關法規屬於該筆債務的法償貨幣。
- lawful tender
archaic legal term for the same concept, now rarely used
文法句型
[be] legal tender for [obligation]
offer [something] as legal tender
用法筆記
This sense is most common in legal writing and court cases. Distinguish from sense 1 (OFFICIAL CURRENCY): sense 1 focuses on which money is accepted in daily transactions, whereas sense 2 focuses on the legal obligation to accept it for settling debts, even when the recipient would prefer another form of payment.