| 释义 |
ˈpenny-a-ˈweek, a.
[The phrase (a) penny a week used attrib.]
That collects, receives, or subscribes a penny a week.
1895G. B. Shaw Let. 15 Dec. (1965) I. 576 Penny-a-week men enrolled on the spur of the moment. 1914Joyce Dubliners 206 Many a good man went to the penny-a-week school. 1943Times (Weekly ed.) 19 May 3 The Red Cross and St. John Fund has exceeded {pstlg}20,000,000... More than one fourth has been contributed through the penny-a-week committee. 1972Evening Telegram (St. John's, Newfoundland) 5 Aug. 6/5 A school in the upstairs flat, the famed ‘Penny-a-week’ school. |