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two-a-penny

/ˈtuː ə ˈpen.i/

翻译: 非正式的英国习语,形容某物非常普遍、常见,因而廉价、不稀罕、没什么特别之处。

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adjective

/ˈtuː ə ˈpen.i/C2formalbritish
  • zh非正式的英国习语,形容某物非常普遍、常见,因而廉价、不稀罕、没什么特别之处。

An informal British idiom meaning very common or ordinary, and therefore not valuable or special.

  1. Common and worthlessC1informalbritish

    Something that is very common and therefore has little value or is considered unimportant.

    zh普通而毫无价值

    • In this market, such trinkets are two-a-penny.
    • His excuses are two-a-penny; nobody believes them anymore.
    • Cheap souvenirs are two-a-penny in tourist shops.

    同义词banalcheapcommoncommonplacehackneyedordinarytrite

    反义词exclusivepreciousrarescarceuniquevaluable

词形
  • more two-a-penny comparative form
  • most two-a-penny superlative form