tuppenny

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈtʌpəni/|/ˈtʌpni/    美 /ˈtʌpəni/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A coin or stamp worth two pence. UK,dated
  2. In the children's game of leapfrog, the head (perhaps named from a tuppenny loaf). UK,dated
    — A Lord High Chancellor is a personage of great dignity, who should never, under any circumstances, place himself in the position of being told to tuck in his tuppenny, except by noblemen of his own rank.
形容词 adj.
  1. Literally, worth tuppence (two pence); of little value or status. Australia,UK,not-comparable
    — Half a pound of tuppenny rice, Half a pound of treacle. That’s the way the money goes, Pop! goes the weasel.

词形变化

twopenny alternative tuppennies plural twopenny alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
tuppenny-ha'penny tuppenny upright
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