fourscore

An archaic term meaning 'eighty' (four times twenty), famously used in historical texts and speeches, such as the Gettysburg Address.

• 🇨🇳古旧用语，意为“八十”（二十的四倍），因其在《葛底斯堡演说》等历史文献和演讲中的使用而闻名。

1. Eighty C2 formal

   An archaic term meaning eighty (80) in number.

   • Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation.
   • He lived to be fourscore years old.
   • The manuscript was fourscore pages long.

   🇨🇳八十

   同义词: eighty

• more fourscore comparative form
• most fourscore superlative form

An archaic noun meaning the number eighty (four times twenty), historically used in counting and in biblical or literary contexts.

• 🇨🇳过时名词，表示数字八十（即四个二十），历史上用于计数，也见于《圣经》或文学语境中。

1. Eighty C2 formal

   An archaic term meaning the number eighty (80).

   • Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation.
   • He lived to be fourscore years old.
   • The document was written fourscore years before the war.

   🇨🇳八十

   同义词: eighty

• fourscore plural form
• fourscore' possessive plural form
• fourscore's possessive singular form