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sixpenny

/ˈsɪks.pə.ni/

翻译: 过时的形容词,指价值或价格为六便士的;也引申为廉价的、低劣的、次等的。

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adjective

/ˈsɪks.pə.ni/formalbritish已废弃
  • zh过时的形容词,指价值或价格为六便士的;也引申为廉价的、低劣的、次等的。

An old-fashioned adjective meaning 'costing or worth sixpence,' now obsolete due to the decimalization of British currency.

  1. Of trifling worthC2formalbritish

    Having very little value or importance; insignificant.

    zh微不足道的

    • He dismissed the offer as a sixpenny affair.
    • The argument was over a sixpenny matter that no one cared about.
    • She paid no attention to such sixpenny concerns.

    同义词cheapinsignificantpaltrypettypiddlingsmall-timetriflingtrivialworthless

词形
  • more sixpenny comparative form
  • most sixpenny superlative form