quid

Compared meaning: the British pound, a unit of money (noun).

比较义项：英镑（货币单位）（名词）。

• pound

  The standard, neutral name for the British currency unit; used in formal writing, prices, and official contexts, and works in both spoken and written English.

  英镑这一货币单位的标准、中性说法；用于正式书面语、标价和官方场合，口语和书面语均可使用。

  The price tag on the jacket says forty-five pounds.

  这件夹克的标价是四十五英镑。

• quid 本词

  An informal, colloquial British word for a pound, used mainly in casual speech; it stays the same in the plural ("ten quid", never "ten quids") and rarely appears in formal writing.

  英式英语中表示“一英镑”的非正式口语说法，主要用于随意的口语场合；复数形式不变（说 “ten quid”，不说 “ten quids”），很少出现在正式书面语中。

  Can you lend me twenty quid until payday?

  你能借我二十英镑，到发薪日再还吗？

Pound and quid both mean British money. Pound is the standard, neutral name, used in formal writing, prices, and speech. Quid is informal British slang, used only in casual speech. Not compared: pound meaning a unit of weight.

pound 是英镑的正式、标准说法，书面和口语都常用；quid 是英式英语中的非正式俚语说法，只用于随意的口语场合。这里不比较 pound 作为“磅（重量单位）”的意义。