ninepence

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A former British silver coin, worth nine old pennies. UK,countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — His wits were sent him for a token, \ But in the carriage crack'd and broken. \ Like commendation nine-pence, crookt \ With—to and from my love—it lookt.
  2. Nine old pennies. UK,countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — I had sold it to her that morning for ninepence; the real price was a shilling, but it was somewhat shopworn.
  3. A Spanish real, valued at twelve and a half cents. New-England,countable,obsolete,uncountable

词形变化

ninepences plural

词汇关系

衍生词
commendation ninepence neat as ninepence nice as ninepence right as ninepence

词源

From nine + pence.
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