riyal

IPA/riːˈɑːl/
IPA/riːˈɔːl/

riyal — 名詞

  • riyalsingular
  • riyalsplural

1. the main form of money that people use to buy and sell things in countries such

1.名詞B2
釋義

里亞爾

沙烏地阿拉伯、卡達等國的貨幣單位

the main form of money that people use to buy and sell things in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Iran, and Yemen

例句

Zayd paid twenty riyals for a taxi ride from the airport in Riyadh.

Zayd 付了二十里亞爾，從機場搭計程車到利雅德。

number + riyals for expressing price

Before flying to Doha, Adaeze changed her dollars into riyals at the bank.

飛往杜哈之前，Adaeze 在銀行把美元換成了里亞爾。

change [currency] into riyals

常見搭配
  • Saudi riyal
  • Qatari riyal
  • riyal note
  • riyal coin
  • pay in riyals
同義詞
  • currency

    much broader term for any national system of money; not tied to one country

  • money

    general word for anything used to pay for things; a riyal is one specific kind

文法句型

number + riyals

in + riyals

用法筆記

Plural riyals is used for amounts, while the singular works as a modifier before nouns (riyal coin, riyal note). Name the country when context is unclear: Saudi riyal, Qatari riyal.

常見錯誤

The book costs twenty riyal.
The book costs twenty riyals.
Use the plural form after any number above one.
The Saudi riyal is used in Dubai.
The UAE dirham is used in Dubai.
Each country has its own currency; the riyal is not used everywhere in the Arab world.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • Saudi riyal
  • Qatari riyal

介系詞搭配

  • in riyals
  • for [amount] riyals