guinea

guinea — noun

1. a nation on the Atlantic coast of West Africa whose economy is built on mining a

1.名詞A2
釋義

a nation on the Atlantic coast of West Africa whose economy is built on mining and agriculture, with the capital city of Conakry.

例句

Nila spent two years teaching English in a small farming village in Guinea.

Guinea as a country for travel and work experiences

Guinea exports large amounts of bauxite, the main ore used to make aluminium.

同義詞
  • Republic of Guinea

    the full official name of the country, used in formal documents and diplomacy

文法句型

Guinea as subject + verb (third person singular)

用法筆記

There are three other countries with partially similar names: Guinea-Bissau (which borders Guinea to the northwest), Equatorial Guinea (in Central Africa), and Papua New Guinea (in Oceania). They are entirely separate nations with different governments, languages, and histories.

常見錯誤

❌We flew to Guinea-Bissau, which is the same country as Guinea.
✅We flew to Guinea-Bissau, a separate country that borders Guinea to the northwest.
💡Guinea and Guinea-Bissau are two different nations.
❌Papua New Guinea is in Africa.
✅Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania, north of Australia.
💡Despite its name, Papua New Guinea is nowhere near the African continent.

2. a gold coin from Britain's past, set at one pound and five pence (£1.05) in valu

2.名詞B2
釋義

a gold coin from Britain's past, set at one pound and five pence (£1.05) in value, still used today as a pricing unit for certain traditional transactions such as racehorse sales and auctions.

例句

Hugo found three gold guineas inside a dusty leather pouch in his grandmother's attic.

gold guineas as historical collectible coins discovered in personal settings

The champion racehorse was sold for the impressive sum of ten thousand guineas at Newmarket.

guinea used as pricing unit in horse-racing transactions

同義詞
  • sovereign

    a later British £1 gold coin, also used historically but worth less than a guinea

文法句型

guinea + [number] construction for pricing

用法筆記

Prices are still sometimes quoted in guineas in traditional British contexts, especially horse racing and fine-art auctions. The term carries a sense of prestige or tradition — a fee of one hundred guineas (£105) sounds more exclusive than the same amount in pounds. In modern usage, the gold coin itself does not circulate, but the unit survives in specialised pricing.

常見錯誤

❌I paid five guineas for my groceries.
✅I paid five guineas at the horse auction.
💡Guineas are not a unit for everyday shopping; they are used only in specific traditional contexts such as horse sales and fine-art auctions.
❌A guinea is worth exactly one pound.
✅A guinea is worth one pound and five pence (£1.05).
💡A guinea equals 21 shillings, not 20, so it is £1.05, not £1.00.