small fortune
短语<非正>大量的钱
发音
UK
/smɔːl ˈfɔːtʃuːn/
其它
US
/smɔl ˈfɔɹtʃən/
US
/-tʃun/
词形变化
small fortunes
复数
small fortunes
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A large amount of money, especially one paid for something.
非正式Divorcing my wife cost me a small fortune.
词源
From small + fortune (“one’s wealth; the amount of money one has, especially if it is vast; large amount of money”), suggesting a sizeable sum of money but not all of one’s wealth.
来源:wiktionary