/'ʃɪlɪŋ; `ʃɪlɪŋ/
n
1 (until 1971) British coin worth twelve old pennies; one twentieth of a pound （到1971年止）先令（英国货币, 值旧币十二便士, 为一镑的二十分之一）.
2 basic unit of money in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania;
100 cents 先令（肯尼亚、乌干达、坦桑尼亚的基本货币单位, 等于
100 分）.

n[C]
[Language: Old English;Origin: scilling]
an old British coin or unit of money. There were 20 shillings in one pound.
the standard unit of money in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Somalia