Soft currency: currency that is subject to sharp fluctuations in value.

软币，软通货：币值变化较大的货币。

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Claims that the currency zone would fall apart have proved groundless. Nor is the euro a soft currency, as some had feared.

有关欧元区会瓦解的说法被证明是无稽之谈，有些人担心欧元会沦为软货币(soft currency)，现在看来也是毫无根据的。

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Fears that the euro would be a "soft" currency have proved unfounded.

欧元将会是个软通货的担忧是毫无根据的。

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This soft currency war is driving down the real value of all units of account and is a scary form of protectionism which, if not arrested, will surely end in tears.

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