| 词汇 | sterling |
| 词源 | sterling. In medieval England a starling was a coin worth about a penny and took its name from the star (steorra) em- bossed upon it. The pound sterling began life as 100 of the smaller sterlings, and its value, of course, has risen and fallen over the years. |
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