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.
双语例句
1. I gave him sixpence yesterday and advised him to save it.
我昨天给了他六便士,并建议他把这点钱积存起来.
来自《用法词典》
2. Wages were sixpence a week within living memory.
周工资为六便士的年代,人们记忆犹新.
来自辞典例句
3. He took sixpence from the palm of her hand and went to the counter to pay.
他从她手心里拿了六便士到柜台付了钱.
来自辞典例句
4. Sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye.
唱一支六便士之歌,满口袋的黑麦.
来自互联网
5. The organ - player had been ordered to go away and given sixpence.
