sixpence

英 ['sɪksp(ə)ns]美 ['sɪkspəns]

n. （英）六便士（硬币）

n. (Sixpence)人名；(英)西克斯彭斯

英文词源

sixpence (n.)

late 14c., "sum of six pennies," from six + pence. As a specific British coin, from 1590s. Sixpenny (adj.) had a figurative sense "paltry, cheap, petty, worthless" by 1560s; sixpenny nails (early 15c.) cost so much per hundred.

双语例句

1. I gave him sixpence yesterday and advised him to save it.

我昨天给了他六便士,并建议他把这点钱积存起来.

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2. Wages were sixpence a week within living memory.

周工资为六便士的年代,人们记忆犹新.

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3. He took sixpence from the palm of her hand and went to the counter to pay.

他从她手心里拿了六便士到柜台付了钱.

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4. Sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye.

唱一支六便士之歌,满口袋的黑麦.

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5. The organ - player had been ordered to go away and given sixpence.

他们给了风琴手六便士,命令他走开.

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