fourpence

常見例句

Thirty-eight pounds, eight shillings, fourpence!
三十八鎊，八先令，四便士！
Fourpence was a private soldier's daily pay at that time.
儅時二等兵每天的工資是四便士。
Twopence a pint, fourpence a quart, eightpence a gallon of porter, no, one and fourpence a gallon of porter.
兩便士能買一品脫黑啤酒，四便士能買一誇脫，八便士就是一加侖。不，一加侖得花一先令四便士。
A pound of wheat at a penny is as dear as a pound of butcher's-meat at fourpence.
四便士一磅的家畜肉和一便士一磅的小麥一樣昂貴。
If the price of a reel of cotton is fourpence, you hand over four pennies for it.
除上述不槼則複數(shù)外，還有一些單、複數(shù)同形的名詞，這主要是一些動物名稱和某些國家人的名稱。例如：
After some minutes he appeared to have come to a decision, and entering the shop he purchased a baby's rattle for fourpence half-penny.
幾分鍾後，他似乎打定了主意，走進店裡花四個半便士買了一個小孩玩的撥浪鼓。