pit.tance
n.(名词)
A meager monetary allowance, wage, or remuneration.
少量津贴:很少一部分金钱补助、工资或津贴
A very small amount:
少量,少许:很少的数额:
例句:
not a pittance of remorse.
毫无悔恨之心
来源:
Middle English pitance
中古英语 pitance
from Old French [allowance of food to a monk or poor person]
源自 古法语 [给和尚或穷人的食品施舍]
from Medieval Latin poetantia
源自 中世纪拉丁语 poetantia
from *poet3ns poetant- [present participle of] .poet3re [to show compassion]
源自 *poet3ns poetant- [] ·poet3re的现在分词 [表示同情]
from Latin piet3s, poet3s [piety] * see pity
源自 拉丁语 piet3s, poet3s [虔诚] *参见 pity