Archer
含义: Two thousand pounds.
An Archer is £2,000. Named after Jeffrey Archer who was famously ordered to pay £2,000 in a libel case. Very specific British slang.
例句
- That'll cost you an Archer. 那要花你两千镑Eso te costará dos mil librasそれは2,000ポンドかかるよ그건 2,000파운드 들 거야.
- Won an Archer at the casino. 在赌场赢了两千镑Gané dos mil libras en el casinoカジノで2,000ポンド勝った카지노에서 2,000파운드 땄어.
- Owes me an Archer. 欠我两千镑Me debe dos mil libras俺に2,000ポンドの借りがある나한테 2,000파운드 빚져 있어.
发音
/ˈɑːtʃə/
用法指南
语境: money, large sums, humor
语气: knowing, humorous
✓ 正确说法
- An Archer两千英镑Dos mil libras2000ポンド2000파운드
- Archer两千英镑Dos mil libras2000ポンド2000파운드
常见错误
- Specifically £2,000 due to scandal
- Requires knowledge of the story
起源与历史
Named after author and politician Jeffrey Archer, who in a famous 1987 libel case paid a prostitute £2,000. The specific sum became immortalized in slang.
词源: From Jeffrey Archer's £2,000 payment
最早记录: 1987 onwards
文化背景
Era: 1987 onwards
Generation: Older generations
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: Jeffrey Archer scandal
Regional notes: British, requires cultural knowledge.
故事与趣闻
Jeffrey Archer won £500,000 in libel damages in 1987, but it later emerged he'd paid £2,000 to a prostitute and lied about it. He went to prison; his payment became slang for £2,000.
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