N-COUNT 德拉克马(希腊货币单位,现被欧元所代替) The drachma was the unit of money used in Greece before it was replaced by the euro.
The drachma was also used to refer to the Greek currency system. 德拉克马货币体制
In April 1992 the Greek drachma was the only Community currency not yet part of the EMS exchange-rate mechanism. 1992 年 4 月间希腊的德拉克马是唯一一种还未纳入欧洲货币体系兑换机制的欧共体成员国货币。
But those drachmas will soon fetch just 10,000 euros. 但这些德拉克马很快就只能换回10000欧元。
But you cannot simply reverse that process when countries leave the single currency. You have to prescribe which contracts are now to be fulfilled in drachmas and which remain in euros or converted into Deutschmarks. 但当各国退出单一货币时,就不能简单地逆转这一过程了,而是必须指明,哪些合约将按希腊德拉克马履行,哪些依然采用欧元,或者转换成德国马克。
When countries joined the single currency, a relatively simple piece of domestic legislation converted contracts in drachmas, pesetas, markkas and Deutschmarks into contracts in euros at a prescribed exchange rate. 当初欧洲各国采用单一货币欧元时,一纸相对简单的国内法律按照规定汇率把以希腊德拉克马、西班牙比塞塔、芬兰马克和德国马克计价的合约转换为了以欧元计价的合约。
It would make sense for exporters and tourist operators to gain some competitive advantage by using newly devalued drachmas. 出口商和旅游从业者通过使用贬值后的新德拉克马获得某些竞争优势将是合乎情理的。