twopenny

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A coin or stamp worth two pence. UK,countable,dated
    — When the Gauls attacked Rome, he hit upon the plan of pelting the soldiers with twopennies to make them believe they had plenty to eat.
  2. Ale sold for two pence per quart. UK,obsolete,uncountable
  3. A person's head. UK,countable,obsolete,slang
    — "It flew all to pieces; and didn't we get it! But look here, Merry, are you on?" "Yes; tuck in your twopenny." "No springing, mind."
形容词 adj.
  1. Having a value or cost of twopence. not-comparable
  2. Cheap; worthless; petty. not-comparable
    — A pretty degree of knighthood, sir, is that which can be bought with sugar-hogs-heads! and then your twopenny marquisates

词形变化

twopennies plural

词汇关系

衍生词
twopenny-halfpenny twopenny-ha'penny twopenny rope Twopenny Tube
相关词
tuppenny

词源

词源 1
* 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.
词源 2
* 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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