farthing
farthing — 名詞
- farthingsingular
- farthingsplural
1. a very small coin from the old money system in Britain and Ireland; four farthin
四分便士
英愛舊制中四分之一便士的硬幣
a very small coin from the old money system in Britain and Ireland; four farthings made one penny
At the museum, Hiro pointed to a tiny farthing in the glass case.
在博物館裡，Hiro 指著玻璃櫃裡的一枚小四分便士。
museum context: farthing as a historical coin
Folake found a worn farthing inside her grandfather's wooden tobacco box.
Folake 在祖父的木製菸草盒裡找到一枚磨損的四分便士。
The old shop sign said apples once cost a farthing each.
那塊老店招牌上寫著，從前蘋果一顆只要一枚四分便士。
In the novel, Owen paid a farthing for hot chestnuts by the station.
在小說裡，Owen 在車站旁花一枚四分便士買了熱栗子。
The guide explained that four farthings once made one penny.
導覽員解釋，以前四枚四分便士才合成一便士。
- quarter-penny
an explanatory historical label that states the same value directly
文法句型
a farthing
cost a farthing
four farthings made one penny
用法筆記
Mostly appears in museum labels, historical novels, and explanations of pre-decimal British money. Four farthings made one penny, so the word often turns up when older prices are explained.