"coin, money in the form of coins, metallic money as a medium of exchange" (as opposed to paper money or bullion), 1670s, from phrase in specie "in the real or actual form" (1550s), from Latin in specie "in kind" (in Medieval Latin, "in coin"), from ablative of species "kind, form, sort" (see species).
双语例句
1. Such treachery should be repaid in specie.
对这种奸诈应以同样的方式加以回报.
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2. To make all your friends that there is something specie in them.
要让所有的朋友感到他们是与众不同的.
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3. This is the adaptation of desert specie to the hot conditions.
这就是沙漠物种对炎热环境的适应.
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4. H : Weren't Bank of England notes backed by specie?
堀田: 英格兰银行发行的纸币不是以金银铸币作为依据 吗 ?
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5. The specie held by the banking system actually declined.
