嗨,大家好!funny有“有趣的”的意思,money有“钱”的意思,那funny money是什么意思呢?

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funny money这句习语有三个含义。

我们先来看这句习语的第一个意思,它的意思是“money that is not real, for example because it has been illegally printed or created for a game”,即“假币,假钞”。

例句:

Whoever makes funny money will end up in jail.

不论谁制造假钞,最后都是坐牢。

第二个意思的“money whose value has been artificially increased, or money that is not worth as much as it appears to be”,即“币值低(或不稳定)的货币”。

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例句如下:

Stock options were seen as funny money, enabling you to promise vast compensation to your employees .

股票期权被视为一笔价值不稳定的钱,它能让你向员工承诺巨额薪酬。

第三个意思是“a price or amount of money that is so large that it seems completely unreasonable”,即“来路不明的钱”。

举个例子:

The money he gave us was seen as funny money.

他给我们的钱被视为是一笔来路不明的钱。

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以上就是今天所学内容,你学会了吗?