释义 |
‖ chœnix|ˈkiːnɪks| [Lat., a. Gr. χοῖνιξ.] A dry measure of ancient Greece, variously estimated at one quart, and 1½ pints imperial measure.
1603Holland Plutarch's Mor. 15 Sit not upon the measure Chœnix. 1660H. More Myst. Godl. v. xvi. 183 If one Chœnix of wheat be sold for a penny. 1853Hickie tr. Aristoph. (1872) II. 619 Pay..a chœnix of chick-peas. |