sixpence

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n. 六便士硬币, 六便士

发音

US
UK /ˈsɪks.pəns/

词形变化

sixpences 复数 sixpences

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.

    废旧 不可数 可数

    Finest apples, sixpence each.

  2. 2.

    A former British or Irish coin worth six pennies, first minted in 1551.

    可数 历史 不可数

    Have you got two sixpences for a shilling?

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

tanner

上位词 1

coin

相关短语

on a sixpence look as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence look as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence looks as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence looking as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence looked as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence looks as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence looking as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence upon a sixpence

词源

From six + pence.

来源：wiktionary