devaluation 的意思是贬值。US President Donald Trump said he would restore tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Brazil and Argentina because of, what he called, the “massive devaluation” of the countries’ currencies which has hurt American farmers. 美国总统特朗普表示，他将恢复对巴西和阿根廷进口的钢铁和铝征收关税，原因是他认为这两个国家货币“大量贬值”，伤害到美国农民。
The governor of China’s central bank Yi Gang said recently that China would maintain a “normal” monetary policy and would not get involved in competitive devaluation in an effort to improve the country’s slowing economy. 中国央行行长易纲最近表示，中国将维持“正常”的货币政策，不会为改善正在放缓的国内经济而争相进行货币贬值。