Mr Modi’s most innovative decision was also his worst: the abrupt cancellation of high-denomination banknotes.
突然废止大面额纸币是莫迪最具革新性、却也是最糟糕的决定。
——《经济学人》
Each denomination should feature two different people who together tell a story, illustrating our democratic experience.
各种面额的纸币都应该印上两个不同的人的头像，他们一起讲述着同一个故事，阐释着我们的民主经历。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[noun] the face value of a banknote, coin, or postage stamp
[名词] 钞票、硬币或邮票的面值
把一张钞票兑开
break a bill down into smaller denominations
新教和天主教都是基督教的分支。
Protestantism and Roman Catholicism are both denominations of the Christian faith.
名人用例
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
《旧约全书》可以归类为敬畏；《新约全书》可以归类为信心。
出自英国哲学家、剑桥大学国王学院第19任院长、剑桥柏拉图学派领袖本杰明·惠奇科特（Benjamin Whichcote，1609年5月4日－1683年5月）。他认为人是“理性之子”，因此并不像清教徒所认为的那样完全堕落。另外，他还主张宗教宽容。
同近义词
par value: the original value of a share, bond, etc. when it is made available for sale for the first time
face value: the value printed or depicted on a coin, banknote, postage stamp, ticket, etc., especially when less than the actual value
nominal value: the price of a share, bond, or stock when it was issued, rather than its current market value
