sixpences

sixpences

美 [?s?ksp?ns] 　英 ['s?ksp?ns]

• na.〈英〉六便士(銀幣)；微不足道的東西

詞形變化

復數：sixpences  

英漢解釋

na.	1. 〈英〉六便士(銀幣);微不足道的東西

英英解釋

n.	1. a unit of money worth six old pennies, used in the U.K. until 1971, or the small silver coin with this value

例句

and it was a source of satisfaction to be playing piquet with a baronet , and even losing sixpences to him.

和一個有爵位的人玩“畢克”，甚至輸了六便士，畢竟是可引為榮譽的事呢。

If sixpences are not exchanged for sweets(candies), they rattle for months inside the money-boxes.

只要沒拿受到的六便士去換糖果，過了幾個月，搖一搖錢罐，還會有錢在里面叮當作響。

at the same time she was playing piquet with him , and they were gambling sixpences.

同時，她卻和他玩著“畢克”，賭著六便士的勝負。

If sixpences are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money-boxes.

如果六便士的硬幣不用來買糖吃，這些硬幣便會在儲蓄罐里叮零當啷地響上幾個月。

c. I bet you sixpences it will rain tomorrow.

我用六便士跟你打賭明天會下雨。