twopenny

a. 两便士的, 微不足道的 n. 淡色啤酒, 头

词形变化

twopennies 复数 twopennies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A coin or stamp worth two pence.

    可数 过时 不可数
  2. 2.

    Ale sold for two pence per quart.

    废旧 不可数 可数
  3. 3.

    A person's head.

    可数 废旧 俚语 不可数
adj.
  1. 1.

    Having a value or cost of twopence.

  2. 2.

    Cheap; worthless; petty.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 4

sixpenny threepenny two a penny twopenny-halfpenny

近义相关 2

cheap inexpensive

相关短语

Twopenny Tube twopenny rope twopenny ropes

词源

* From two + penny. * (head): George Orwell explains this in Down and Out in Paris and London as rhyming slang: head > loaf of bread > twopenny loaf > twopenny.

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