词汇 | bullion |
词源 | bullion. Meaning gold or silver in the mass, or in bars or in- got form, bullion derives from the French bouillir, “to boil,” re- ferring to the boiling or melting of the metal before it is made into bars or ingots. The word is first recorded in the 14th century. |
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