◎ 單詞釋義

n.便士；【美】分

名詞復(fù)數(shù): pennies/pence

便士（英國的小硬幣和貨幣單位，1 英鎊為 100 便士）

一便士硬幣

一分

一分硬幣

一小筆錢，小錢

一文錢

分

彭妮（音譯名）

adj.(形容詞)

無價(jià)值的

n.(名詞)

[C]便士 (in Britain since 1971) a unit of money equal to one hundredth of a pound; (in Britain before 1971) a unit of money equal to one twelfth of a shilling

[C](美國、加拿大的)一分錢 (in the US and Canada)(a coin worth) a cent

[S]少量的錢 a small amount of money

noun

1. a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit

Synonym: centcentime

2. a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom
equal to one hundredth of a pound

The form pence is used for the plural of meaning 1. 義項(xiàng)1的復(fù)數(shù)形式用pence。

1. （英國）便士（指幣值或硬幣）
In Britain, a penny is one hundredth of a pound, or a coin worth this amount of money.

e.g. Cider also goes up by a penny a pint while sparkling wine will cost another eight pence a bottle.
蘋果酒每品脫也漲了1便士，而汽酒則每瓶漲了8便士。
e.g. ...a shiny newly minted penny.
新鑄造的锃亮的1便士硬幣

2. 便士（英國1971年前使用的硬幣，價(jià)值1/12先令）
A penny is a British coin used before 1971 that was worth one twelfth of a shilling.

3. 分（指幣值或硬幣）
A penny is one cent, or a coin worth one cent.

e.g. Unleaded gasoline rose more than a penny a gallon.
無鉛汽油每加侖漲了1分多。

4. 一個(gè)子兒；分文
If you say, for example, that you do not have a penny, or that something does not cost a penny, you are emphasizing that you do not have any money at all, or that something did not cost you any money at all.

e.g. From the day you arrive at my house, you need not spend a single penny...
從你到我家那天起，你就一個(gè)子兒也不用花。
e.g. The Brilliantons paid their rent on time and did not owe him a penny...
布里連頓夫婦按時(shí)交納租金，一個(gè)子兒也不欠他的。

Pennies usually refers to a number of individual coins. He took two pennies out of his pocket. You use pence or p when you are talking about a sum of money. It only cost fifty pence… Admission for children is 50p.
pennies 通常指幾枚硬幣：He took two pennies out of his pocket（他從口袋里掏出兩枚硬幣）。表示金額時(shí)用pence或p：It only cost fifty pence（只花了50便士），Admission for children is 50p（兒童票價(jià)為50便士）。

5. 恍然大悟；茅塞頓開；突然回過神來
If you say the penny dropped, you mean that someone suddenly understood or realized something.

e.g. 'Did he know who you are?' — 'I think so. I think the penny dropped.'
“他知道你是誰嗎？”——“我想是的。我覺得他是突然想到的。”

6. 上廁所；方便
If someone says that they are going to spend a penny, they mean that they are going to go to the toilet.

7. 不值錢；不稀奇
Things that are said to be two a penny or ten a penny are not valuable or interesting because they are very common and easy to find.

e.g. Leggy blondes are two a penny in Hollywood.
在好萊塢，長腿金發(fā)美女遍地都是。

in AM, use 美國英語用 a dime a dozen

8. 物有所值；一分錢不白花
If you say that something or someone is worth every penny, you mean that they are worth all the money that is spent on them.

penny的解釋

e.g. The operation cost ￡100,000 and it was worth every penny...
那次手術(shù)花了10萬英鎊，但是花得非常值。
e.g. The directors of this company feel he's worth every penny.
這家公司的主管們覺得他值得栽培。

1. 一美分：周二收到女兒老師Mrs. Carnahan的郵件,說本周五將是班級第一次跳蚤市場活動(dòng),歡迎小朋友把不需要的玩具拿來出售. 老師同時(shí)指出,現(xiàn)在正在學(xué)習(xí)一美分(penny)和五美分(nickel),希望出售的物品價(jià)格能反映出學(xué)習(xí)的內(nèi)容,意即不要拿值錢的東西來賣.

2. 潘妮：<>(Big Bang Theory)1342萬不雅眾,間隔了一周后熱帶,這一集水準(zhǔn)中規(guī)中矩,謝爾頓(Sheldon)終于獲獎(jiǎng),潘妮(Penny)幫他遴選時(shí)裝,而其他人則幫他克服緊張生理,最后幾杯酒讓謝爾頓斯文掃地,晚會(huì)視頻文件也成為網(wǎng)絡(luò)熱點(diǎn)視頻文件.

n.(名詞)

penny是英國的貨幣單位,意為“便士”,在1971年前是1先令的1/12,在1971年后指一英鎊的1/100。penny在美國和加拿大,還可作“美分”“加拿大分”解,相當(dāng)于cent,復(fù)數(shù)形式均為pennies。penny引申還可表示“少量的錢”,一般用于否定句。

penny的復(fù)數(shù)有兩種形式：pennies和pence。在指錢數(shù)多少即“面值”時(shí)用pence,在指一個(gè)一個(gè)硬幣時(shí)用pennies。

“六便士硬幣”是six pence,“6個(gè)一便士的硬幣”是six pennies,“總共六便士”是six pence。

在非正式文體中尤其是口語里, penny可用縮略式p,且其單復(fù)數(shù)同形。

n.(名詞)

下面幾個(gè)句子的意思不同:

There is six pennies on the table.

桌上有6枚一便士的硬幣。

There is six pence on the table.

桌上有六便士(錢)。

There is a six pence on the table.

桌上有1枚六便士的硬幣。

n.(名詞)我借給你的那五便士在哪里?

誤

Where are that five pence I lent you?

正

Where is that five pence I lent you?

析

以錢的數(shù)額作主語時(shí),謂語動(dòng)詞要用單數(shù)形式。
意想不到的收獲

誤

penny from heaven

正

pennies from heaven

正

pence from heaven

析

當(dāng)表示“不費(fèi)力而意外得到的東西”時(shí),要用復(fù)數(shù)形式pence或pennies。
兩便士的黃油足夠了。

誤

Two penny butter are enough.

正

Two penny butter is enough.

析

“1以上的基數(shù)詞+penny+sth ”作主語時(shí), penny和謂語動(dòng)詞均用單數(shù)形式。

☆ 直接源自古英語的pening；最初源自諾森伯蘭語的penning。

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