单词乎

farthing

音标['fɑ:ðiŋ]

汉语翻译

n. 法寻(1/4便士), 不值钱的东西

英语解释

名词 farthing:

  1. a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny

例句

  1. It matters not a farthing whether she be old or young.
    她年老还是年轻,那都无关紧要。
  2. The ancestor of the modern bicycle is called a penny farthing.
    现代自行车的原型叫做‘前轮大後轮小的自行车’。
  3. The ancestor of the modern bicycle was called a penny farthing.
    现代自行车的原型叫做‘前轮大後轮小的自行车’.
  4. People don't use farthings now.
    人们现在不用法寻了。

详细解释


far.thing

n.Abbr. f.(名词)缩写 f.
A coin formerly used in Great Britain worth one fourth of a penny.
法新:英国旧时铜币,相当于四分之一便士
Something of very little value.
非常不值钱的东西

来源:
Middle English ferthing
中古英语 ferthing
from Old English orthung * see k wetwer-
源自 古英语 orthung *参见 k wetwer-


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