wheen

a. 不多的,少数几个的

发音

/ʍiːn/
/wiːn/

词形变化

wheens 复数 wheens

别名

whean whin

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A little; a small number.

    英国 方言
  2. 2.

    A quantity; a goodly number.

    苏格兰 英国 方言

词源

From Middle English *wheen, quhein (also hwan, hwon, quhon), from Old English hwēne, hwǣne (“somewhat, a little”), instrumental form of hwōn (“little, few, a little, trifle, somewhat, a little while”).

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