sixpence

名词 sixpence:

1. a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
   同义词：tanner

1. Wages were sixpence a week within living memory.
   周工资为六便士的年代，人们记忆犹新。
2. On him way to the sweet shop, he dropped his sixpence and it rolled along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
   他在去糖果店的路上，把钱掉到地上了，硬币沿着人行道滚动，掉进阴沟里去了。
3. The book costs sixpence.
   这本书价值六便士。