nice as ninepence

形容词 adj.
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英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Perfectly all right; fine. not-comparable
    — She had been mistress of the farm so long that it would be hard for her to play second fiddle, but give her time and she'd be as good as new butter and as nice as ninepence, he said.
  2. Neat, tidy, in order. not-comparable

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neat as ninepence right as ninepence

词源

Corruption of nice as ninepins, from the neat and precise ordering of the skittles in the game of ninepins.
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