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penny

音标['peni]

汉语翻译

n. 便士, 一分, 小钱, 点滴
【经】 便士
相关词组:
in for a penny in for a pound
penny wise and pound foolish
spend a penny

penny词型变化

名词复数:pennies 

penny词意辨析

penny, pence, pennies

名词penny有两个复数形式。
penny: 便士,为硬币,是英国及爱尔兰等国的货币单位,100便士等于一英磅。
pence: 是penny的复数,指钱的总额。
  • this pen costs thirty pence.
    这支钢笔卖三十便士。

pennies: 也是penny的复数,指一个一个的硬币。
  • give me ten pennies for this ten-penny piece.
    请把这枚十便士的硬币换成十枚一便士的硬币。

penny英语解释

名词 penny:

  1. a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
  2. a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
    同义词:cent, centime

penny例句

  1. He arrived in this country six years ago without a penny.
    六年前,他来到这个国家时一文不名。
  2. He grudges every penny he has to spend.
    他每花一便士都非常吝惜。
  3. Penny wise, pound foolish.
    [谚]小事聪明,大事糊涂; 抓了芝麻,丢了西瓜。
  4. I have had to work for every single penny I earned.
    我挣的每一便士都是辛苦工作得来的。
  5. I only have a few pennies with me.
    我身上只有几个便士。

penny详细解释

pen.ny

n.(名词)
【复数】 pen.nies
A unit of currency in Ireland and the United Kingdom.See table at currency
便士:一种爱尔兰和英国的货币单位参见 currency
Abbr. p.In the United States and Canada, the coin that is worth one cent.
缩写 p.分:一种美国和加拿大面值分的硬币
pl. pence[pμns]
【复数】 pence[pμns]
Abbr. p.A coin used in Great Britain since 97, worth !/00 of a pound.Also called new penny
缩写 p.便士:一种97年起在英国使用的面值同!/00磅的硬币也作 new penny
Abbr. d.A coin formerly used in Great Britain, worth !/2 of a shilling or !/240 of a pound.
缩写 d.便士:一种面值同一先令的!/2或一磅的!/240的英国旧硬币
Any of various coins of small denomination.
任何小面额的硬币
A sum of money.
一笔钱
n.attributive.(定语名词)
Often used to modify another noun:
价格为一便士的:通常用于修饰另一名词:
例句:
a penny arcade; penny candy.
一便士游乐场;一便士糖果

<习惯用语>pretty penny
A considerable sum of money:
一大笔钱:
例句:
I paid a pretty penny for that ring.
我花了一大笔钱买了那个戒指

来源:
Middle English [an English coin]
中古英语 [英国硬币]
from Old English penig
源自 古英语 penig

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