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.
  1. 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