groat

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n. 格罗特(英国古银币), 少量

发音

US /ɡɹoʊt/
其它 /ɡɹɔːt/
UK /ɡɹəʊt/

词形变化

groats 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Hulled grain, chiefly hulled oats.

    可数 不可数
  2. 1.

    Any of various old coins of England and Scotland.

    古体 历史
  3. 2.

    Any of various old coins of England and Scotland.

    Any unit of currency worth four pence.

    古体 历史
  4. 3.

    Any of various old coins of England and Scotland.

    A historical English coin representing such a unit: a silver coin worth four English pennies, still minted as one of the set of Maundy coins.

    古体 历史
  5. 4.

    A proverbial small sum; a whit or jot.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

fourpence

上位词 1

coin

词源

From Middle English grot, from Old English grot, from Proto-West Germanic *grot, from Proto-Germanic *grutą, related to *greutą. More at grit, grout.

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