double sawbuck

短语

[经] 二十元钞票

发音

AU

词形变化

double sawbucks 复数 double sawbucks

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Twenty dollars; a twenty-dollar bill.

    美国 俚语
  2. 2.

    A twenty-year prison sentence.

    美国 俚语

词源

The number 20 is written XX in Roman numerals; this resembles two of the sawbucks used for cutting wood.

来源:wiktionary