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wealth that has been in a family for many generations; people whose families have been wealthy for many generations 旧钱： 世代相传的财富；家庭世代相传的人们Well-spoken and smartly dressed, he creates an aura of privilege and old money. 他谈吐得体，穿着潇洒，给人一种特权和老钱的感觉。 He plays a rich kid whose family is old money in New Orleans. 他扮演一个有钱的孩子，他的家庭在新奥尔良很富有。
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a system of money that is no longer used in a particular country 旧货币： 一种在特定国家/地区不再使用的货币系统They used to cost two shillings in old money. 他们过去花两先令买旧币。
Idioms
in old money
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used to give an amount, a measurement, etc. using older or more traditional units that may be more familiar to some people 旧钱： 用于使用某些人可能更熟悉的旧或更传统的单位进行金额，度量等The fish measured 29 centimetres (that's a foot in old money). 这条鱼有29厘米长(那是旧币的1英尺)。