farthing

名词 farthing:

1. a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny

1. It matters not a farthing whether she be old or young.
   她年老还是年轻，那都无关紧要。
2. The ancestor of the modern bicycle is called a penny farthing.
   现代自行车的原型叫做‘前轮大後轮小的自行车’。
3. The ancestor of the modern bicycle was called a penny farthing.
   现代自行车的原型叫做‘前轮大後轮小的自行车’.
4. People don't use farthings now.
   人们现在不用法寻了。

far.thing

n.Abbr. f.（名词）缩写 f.
A coin formerly used in Great Britain worth one fourth of a penny.
法新：英国旧时铜币，相当于四分之一便士
Something of very little value.
非常不值钱的东西

来源：
Middle English ferthing
中古英语 ferthing
from Old English fôorthung * see k wetwer-
源自 古英语 fôorthung *参见 k wetwer-