The drachma was the money of Greece for a very long time, until Greece joined the euro in 2002. People paid in drachmas the way we pay in dollars or in 元: coins, notes, prices in shops. You will mostly meet the word in history, old travel stories, or talk about the years before the euro.

The drachma德拉克馬 was the money of Greece曾經是希臘的貨幣 for a very long time用了很長一段時間，until Greece joined the euro in 2002直到希臘在2002年改用歐元為止。People paid in drachmas人們會用德拉克馬付錢 the way we pay in dollars or in 元就像我們用美金或元付錢一樣：coins, notes, prices in shops硬幣、紙鈔、店裡標的價錢都是。You will mostly meet the word你大概只會在 in history, old travel stories, or talk about the years before the euro歷史、舊的旅遊故事，或談論歐元之前那段時期的文章裡遇到這個字。

Though actually, the same old name also meant a small weight of silver, which is how a unit of money often begins — a coin that weighed about that much. Ancient Greek cities struck silver drachmas; modern Greece used the name again in later centuries.

Though actually不過實際上，the same old name also meant a small weight of silver這個古老的名字也曾經指一小份重量的銀，which is how a unit of money often begins這正是貨幣單位常見的起源方式——a coin that weighed about that much也就是一枚重量差不多就是那麼多的硬幣。Ancient Greek cities struck silver drachmas古希臘的城邦鑄造銀製的drachma；modern Greece used the name again in later centuries後來幾個世紀，現代希臘又重新用了這個名字。

Do not use it for money in Greece today. That is the euro.

Do not use it for money in Greece today不要拿它當作今天希臘用的貨幣。That is the euro那是歐元的事。

One drachma; two or more drachmas (you may also see the older plural drachmae in very formal writing).

One drachma單數是one drachma；two or more drachmas兩個以上是drachmas (you may also see the older plural drachmae in very formal writing在非常正式的寫作裡，你也可能看到比較舊式的複數drachmae)。