threescore

• 古旧用语，意为六十（三个二十）。现代汉语中不使用，通常只出现在文学翻译或历史文献中。

An archaic term meaning sixty (three times twenty), now obsolete in modern English.

1. Sixty in numberC2formalbritish

   Being ten more than fifty; sixty.

   六十

   • He lived to be threescore years and ten.
   • The ancient text mentioned threescore cities.
   • Threescore soldiers marched into the valley.

   同义词sixty

• 数词，表示三个二十，即六十。

A noun referring to a set or group consisting of three times twenty members, meaning sixty.

1. A set of sixtyC2formalbritish

   A group or collection consisting of sixty items or members.

   六十

   • The ancient text mentioned a threescore of soldiers.
   • He counted a threescore of sheep in the field.
   • The recipe called for a threescore of eggs.

   同义词sixty