英语词汇milliard的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	milliard
词源	milliard. Milliard is the British word for the American En- glish “billion” or one thousand million. This term is also used in Russia and Germany. The American English trillion is equiv- alent to the British English billion. Milliard, from the French milliard, which comes from the French mille, “thousand,” is first recorded in 1793. Wrote Byron in Don Juan: “I’ll bet you millions, milliards.” See billionaire.
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