specie
/ˈspē-shē -sē/ (ame, mw)
specie — 名詞
1. metal coinage used as currency, especially when distinguished from paper money
硬幣
有別於紙幣的金屬貨幣形式
metal coinage used as currency, especially when distinguished from paper money
The merchant Mr. Okonkwo insisted on receiving rent payments in hard specie.
商人 Okonkwo 先生堅持以硬幣收取租金。
collocation: in specie / hard specie
A shortage of silver specie forced the colonial bank to close its doors.
白銀硬幣短缺迫使那家殖民銀行關門停業。
Pirates seized the Spanish ship's cargo of gold specie near the Cuban coast.
海盜在古巴海岸附近劫走了那艘西班牙船上的金幣貨物。
Old Fernando kept his entire life savings in specie under the bedroom floorboards.
老 Fernando 把畢生積蓄的硬幣藏在臥室地板下。
The spice merchant Nadia settled her debt in silver specie at the Marrakech souk.
香料商人 Nadia 在馬拉喀什集市以銀幣結清了她的債務。
- coinage
broader term that can also refer to the minting system itself, not just the coins
- hard currency
implies stable, trusted money that holds its value; not limited to coins
- bullion
precious metal in bulk form such as bars or ingots, not yet minted into coins
- paper money
currency in the form of printed banknotes rather than metal coins
- fiat currency
money declared legal tender by government decree, not backed by metal
用法筆記
Found chiefly in historical and legal documents. The phrase 'in specie' is the most frequent collocation, meaning 'in the form of coins.' Historically, 'specie' was occasionally used as a singular form of 'species' meaning a distinct kind or class. This usage is now obsolete and considered an error in modern English. Use 'species' instead.