资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Argentine \Ar"gen*tine\, n. [Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum
   silver.]
   1. (Min.) A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of
      lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving
      or curved lamellar structure.

   2. White metal coated with silver. --Simmonds.

   3. (Zo["o]l.) A fish of Europe ({Maurolicus Pennantii}) with
      silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes
      of the genus {Argentina}.

   4. A citizen of the Argentine Republic.