tuppence

FREQ #25102

n. 两便士, 两便士银币

发音

UK /ˈtʌp(ə)ns/
AU

词形变化

tuppences 复数 tuppences

别名

2d

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Two pence (in pre- or post-decimalisation currency).

    爱尔兰 英国 可数 过时 非正式 不可数

    Milk has gone up to tuppence ha’penny a pint.

  2. 2.

    Ellipsis of tuppence worth (“one’s opinion”).

    爱尔兰 英国 可数 习语 不可数
  3. 3.

    The vulva or vagina.

    爱尔兰 英国 可数 委婉 俚语 不可数

    "Fucksticks!" When some smart-arse bastard gives me my comeuppance / "Fucksticks!" When it’s ages since I’ve seen a lady’s tuppence

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

twopence

上位词 1

coin

相关短语

tuppence worth tuppence worths two pennies' worth two penn'orth

词源

By surface analysis, two + pence, collective plural of penny. Same for the definition: "Ellipsis of tuppence worth (“one’s opinion”)" however, this idiom is derived from this fact; in Britain it used to cost two pence ("tuppence") to post a letter, usually holding one's opinion.

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