ten-cent

短语

a. 便宜的

词形变化

more ten-cent 比较级 most ten-cent 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    two-bit (insignificant or worthless); cheap (both inexpensive and poorly made).

    过时 习语

    Near-synonyms: poor man's; (present-day analogues) dollar-store, Wish.com, (UK) Poundland, pound-shop, Tesco Value, BTEC

    Forget that frickin' ten-cent supplier. From now on, we'll buy only from trusted partners.

    Enough of these ten-cent tools. From now on, we'll buy only the good stuff that doesn't break so easily.

  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ten, cent: costing 10¢.

    过时

词源

From a time when 10¢ was a commonly encountered price for cheap goods and services.

来源：wiktionary