| 词汇 | farthing |
| 释义 | farthing noun[ C ] uk /ˈfɑː.ðɪŋ/ us /ˈfɑːr.ðɪŋ/ a coin worth a quarter of a penny in old British money法寻（英国旧硬币，值1／4旧便士） British money bit bob copper crown fiver P, p pence penny pound pound sign pound sterling quid sixpenny smacker sovereign tenner threepenny tuppence tuppenny twopenny Examples of farthingfarthing I walked the town till 12, being destitute of a farthing. For some months no farthings have been asked for and none have therefore been minted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In other words, there is not a brass farthing in the kitty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the person involved has not one farthing of spare cash. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Declamation against the abomination of employers paying wages which are less than benefit does not raise those wages by a brass farthing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They do not ask for a farthing out of the pool that is not in direct proportion to their running costs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was not a brass farthing except for the working capital. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The nationalised industries so far have not paid one brass farthing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The exemption at a penny works out at contributions, which is the nearest to a whole figure, even to a farthing, that we can make. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is not rated at all and never contributes a single farthing to the rates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead of 960 farthings in the pound there would be 1,000 milles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not have one single farthing, directly or indirectly, in the brewing industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is about one farthing per week per head for the underfed peoples of the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Last year his price was reduced by three-halfpence; now it has gone up again by only one farthing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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