late 14c., "sum of six pennies," from six + pence. As a specific British coin, from 1590s. Sixpenny (adj.) had a figurative sense "paltry, cheap, petty, worthless" by 1560s; sixpenny nails (early 15c.) cost so much per hundred.
雙語例句
1. I gave him sixpence yesterday and advised him to save it.
我昨天給了他六便士,并建議他把這點錢積存起來.
來自《用法詞典》
2. Wages were sixpence a week within living memory.
周工資為六便士的年代,人們記憶猶新.
來自辭典例句
3. He took sixpence from the palm of her hand and went to the counter to pay.
他從她手心里拿了六便士到柜臺付了錢.
來自辭典例句
4. Sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye.
唱一支六便士之歌,滿口袋的黑麥.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. The organ - player had been ordered to go away and given sixpence.