farthing

🇺🇸 /ˈfɑːrðɪŋ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈfɑːðɪŋ/
詞頻
難度
標籤 RARE
noun
B1

An old British coin worth one-fourth of a penny, no longer in use.

He found an old farthing in his grandfather's coin collection.

他在祖父的硬幣收藏中發現了一枚舊法尋硬幣。

B1

A tiny amount of money or something with very little value.

She wouldn't give a farthing for that broken chair.

她一分錢都不願給那個破椅子。

translation

n. 法尋(英國舊時四分之一便士的硬幣,已不再使用), 極少的錢

詞形變化

Plural farthings