pretty penny

短语

一大笔钱

发音

UK /ˌpɹɪti ˈpɛni/
AU
US /ˌpɹɪti ˈpɛni/
US /-ɾi-/

词形变化

pretty pennies 复数 pretty pennies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Chiefly preceded by a: a considerable amount of money; a high income or price.

    一大笔钱

    习语 非正式

    They could charge a pretty penny as they had a captive audience.

词源

From pretty (“(dated) moderately large, considerable”) + penny (“money in general”).

来源：wiktionary