名詞 bullion:

1. a mass of precious metal
2. gold or silver in bars or ingots

1. Silver: quiet. Value fluctuate lower in line with other precious metals on both bullion and futures market.
   銀：清淡。由于受最近交易低潮的影響，銀和其他貴重金屬一樣，期貨和現(xiàn)貨市場(chǎng)的數(shù)量下降。
2. The gold bullion was transported under police escort.
   金錠在警方的護(hù)送下運(yùn)走了。
3. Backed by bullion rather than by credit. Used of currency.
   以金銀為憑的以金銀儲(chǔ)備而不是銀行存款為憑證的。用于貨幣流通

bul.lion

n.（名詞）

Gold or silver considered with respect to quantity rather than value.
條，塊金，銀：只考慮數(shù)量而不重價(jià)值的金或銀
Gold or silver in the form of bars, ingots, or plates.
金銀條，金銀塊或金銀片
A heavy lace trimming made of twisted gold or silver threads.
金銀絲花邊：用螺旋狀的金銀絲線做成的較重的花邊飾物

來源：
Middle English [ingot of precious metal]
中古英語 [貴金屬塊]
from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法語
from Old French billon from bille [stick] * see billon
源自 古法語 billon 源自 bille [棍、棒、條狀物] *參見 billon
and from Old French bouillon [bubble on the surface of boiling liquid] from boilir [to boil] * see boil
并源自 古法語 bouillon [沸騰的液體表面的氣泡] 源自 boilir [沸騰] *參見 boil