支付媒介 meaning in Chinese

medium of payment

A civilized government derives comparatively little advantage from taxes unless it can collect them in money : and if it has large or sudden payments to make , especially payments in foreign countries for wars or subsidies , either for the sake of conquering or of not being conquered ( the two chief objects of national policy until a late period ) , scarcely any medium of payment except money will serve the purpose
文明国家的政府若不能征得货币租税，则得自税收的好处便很少，因为如果它要支付大笔意外的款项，特别是如果为了征服别国或不被别国所征服(这在近代以前是国家政策的两个主要目标)而需要在国外支付战费或补助费，则除了货币以外几乎没有别的支付媒介可供此用。