eighty-eleven

短语

别名

eighty eleven eighty-leven eighty-'leven

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Very many; too many to count; quite a lot.

    美国 方言 非正式

    ...eighty-eleven other things...

  2. 2.

    Synonym of ninety-one.

    废旧

    Q. Do not they go on saying "eighty-eleven" for "ninety-one," &c.? A. Yes, to ninety-nine.

词源

Originally as a calque of French quatre-vingt-onze. In American dialects, from humorous use of eleven to continue counting the eighties.

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