名詞 sterling:

1. British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK

形容詞 sterling:

1. highest in quality
   同義詞：greatest, superlative

1. The banks were panicked into selling sterling.
   銀行因恐慌而拋售英國貨幣。
2. Whither the pound sterling?
   英鎊的前途可能會怎樣？
3. Sterling may fall, if (this should be) so, interest rates will rise.
   英國貨幣可能貶值，如果果真如此，利率就會上升。
4. They have some sterling silver cutlery.
   他們有一些標準純銀餐具。
5. You can pay in sterling.
   你可以支付英鎊。