| 釋義 |
groatn. 1.i.e. silver coin worth fourpence,fourpenny piece格羅特,值四便士的銀幣,四便士硬幣。 △2H.IV.1.2.267(235):“Seven groats and two pence.”還有七格羅特二便士。 △H.V.5.1.61 (58): “Hold you,there is a groatto heal your pate.”你拿著,這一塊四便士的銀幣給你的腦袋治傷。 2. (lit.) coin worth fourpence,i.e. small coin of littlevalue (本義)值四便士的硬幣,(轉(zhuǎn)指)不值錢的小硬幣。 △2H.VI.3.1.112: “That doit that e'er I wrestedfrom the king,/ Or any groat I hoarded to my use,/Be brought against me at my trial day!”倘若我侵吞了國王的一枚小錢,或是我私藏了一枚小錢供自己享用,就請在我受審之日指控我好了! groat[gr?ut]n.小額貨幣,少量 ◇not worth a groat毫無價值 |