farthing

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farthing — 名詞

  • farthingsingular
  • farthingsplural

1. a very small coin from the old money system in Britain and Ireland; four farthin

1.名詞B2
釋義

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

例句

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。

常見搭配
  • old farthing
  • a farthing each
  • cost a farthing
  • four farthings
同義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

A farthing was the old word for a penny.
A farthing was one quarter of an old penny.
A farthing was smaller than a penny, not another name for the same coin.
The sandwich cost one farthing at the cafe today.
The sandwich cost one pound at the cafe today.
Farthings disappeared from everyday British money long ago and now mainly appear in historical contexts.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • farthing coin
  • farthing price
  • old money

常用片語

  • cost a farthing
  • pay a farthing
  • four farthings made one penny

介系詞搭配

  • for a farthing