The lira is a unit of money. Today, when people say lira they usually mean the Turkish lira, the money of Turkey.

The lira is a unit of moneylira里拉是一種貨幣單位。Today, when people say lira they usually mean the Turkish lira, the money of Turkey現在人們說lira，通常指的是Turkish lira土耳其里拉，也就是土耳其的貨幣。

Italy used the lira for a very long time, and Malta did too, but both switched to the euro, so those old lira are history — you may still see them in old prices, films, or a grandparent's stories.

Italy used the lira for a very long time, and Malta did too義大利用lira用了很久，Malta馬爾他也是, but both switched to the euro但兩國後來都改用了歐元, so those old lira are history所以那些舊的lira已經成了歷史 — you may still see them in old prices, films, or a grandparent's stories你可能還會在舊的價目表、電影，或祖父母的故事裡看到它們。

The word came into English from Italian lira, and that came from Latin libra, a Roman pound-weight (the same idea behind lb for pounds). That Latin word also gave English litre, the star sign Libra, and the old French livre.

The word came into English from Italian lira這個字是從義大利文的lira進入英文的, and that came from Latin libra而義大利文的lira又是來自拉丁文的libra, a Roman pound-weight是羅馬時代的重量單位「磅」 (the same idea behind lb for pounds)（跟lb代表pound的概念一樣）。That Latin word also gave English litre, the star sign Libra, and the old French livre那個拉丁字也衍生出了英文的litre公升、星座Libra天秤座，和古法文的livre。

Though actually, one lira is not one amount everywhere: the old Italian lira and today's Turkish lira are different currencies, with different worth. In English the plural is often still lira; in older writing about Italy you will also meet lire.

Though actually不過其實, one lira is not one amount everywhere一lira在不同地方並不是同一個金額: the old Italian lira and today's Turkish lira are different currencies, with different worth舊的義大利lira跟現在的土耳其lira是不同的貨幣，價值也不一樣。In English the plural is often still lira在英文裡，複數形式通常還是lira; in older writing about Italy you will also meet lire在比較舊、講義大利的文章裡，你也會看到lire這個複數形式。

It is a plain money word — a little old-fashioned when the talk is about Italy, current when the talk is about Turkey.

It is a plain money word這是一個很普通的貨幣詞 — a little old-fashioned when the talk is about Italy講到義大利的時候，聽起來有點過時, current when the talk is about Turkey講到土耳其的時候，就是現在正在使用的說法。