英语单词“bimetallism”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

单词 bimetallism 释义 bimetallismnoun[U]finance & economicsspecializeduk/?ba??met.?l.?.z?m/us/?ba??met?.?l.?.z?m/the use of twometals, forexamplegoldandsilver, as thestandardagainst which thevalueof acurrency(= themoneyused in aparticularcountry)iscalculated:Themonetarysystemof theUnitedStateswasbasedon bimetallism for most of the 19thcentury.ComparemonometallismRelated wordbimetallic

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• Whengovernmentsused bothgoldandsilverstandardsthis wasknownas bimetallism.
• The Gold StandardActof theUnitedStatesestablishedgoldas the onlystandardforredeemingpapermoney,endingbimetallism.

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