英语词汇“penny for them”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. a penny for your thoughts: an invitation to a person lost in thought to share his or her preoccupation. Hence penny for them.Ellipsis to the simple word ‘penny’ is also occasionally attested.

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the mind > attention and judgement > [phrase]

penny for thema1535

a penny for your thoughtsa1535

a1535 T. More Treat. Memorare Nouissima in Wks. (1557) I. 76/1 As it often happeth..in such wise y^t not w^toute som note & reproch of suche vagaraunte mind, other folk sodainly say to them: a peny for your thought.

1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. iv. sig. Giii Wherwith in a great musyng he was brought. Frend (quoth the good man) a peny for your thought.

1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida ii. sig. C4 Good Feliche why art thou so sad? a pennie for thy thought.

1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. 8 Neverout... Come; a Penny for your Thoughts. Miss. It is not worth a Farthing: for I was thinking of you.

1765 I. Bickerstaff Maid of Mill i. viii. 17 My lord, a penny for your thoughts.

1855 J. E. Cooke Ellie i. x. 64 ‘What are you thinking about, Charley?’ said the child, assuming a light tone. ‘A penny for your thoughts.’

1900 H. G. Wells Love & Mr. Lewisham xxv. 242 ‘Penny,’ she said after an interval. Lewisham started and looked up. ‘Eh?’.

1914 C. Mackenzie Sinister St. II. iv. iii. 895 ‘You're very silent, kiddie,’ she said. ‘I'll give you a penny for them.’

1959 J. Braine Vodi xiv. 190 Harry's voice broke into her thoughts. ‘Penny for 'em, old girl.’

1990 N. Baker Room Temperature iii. 18 I decided to vary the probe by giving my face a slightly craven and servile expression and by using the traditional porch-swing wording, ‘Penny for your thoughts?’

单词	penny for them
释义	> as lemmas penny for them a. a penny for your thoughts: an invitation to a person lost in thought to share his or her preoccupation. Hence penny for them.Ellipsis to the simple word ‘penny’ is also occasionally attested. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [phrase] penny for thema1535 a penny for your thoughtsa1535 a1535 T. More Treat. Memorare Nouissima in Wks. (1557) I. 76/1 As it often happeth..in such wise y^t not w^toute som note & reproch of suche vagaraunte mind, other folk sodainly say to them: a peny for your thought. 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. iv. sig. Giii Wherwith in a great musyng he was brought. Frend (quoth the good man) a peny for your thought. 1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida ii. sig. C4 Good Feliche why art thou so sad? a pennie for thy thought. 1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. 8 Neverout... Come; a Penny for your Thoughts. Miss. It is not worth a Farthing: for I was thinking of you. 1765 I. Bickerstaff Maid of Mill i. viii. 17 My lord, a penny for your thoughts. 1855 J. E. Cooke Ellie i. x. 64 ‘What are you thinking about, Charley?’ said the child, assuming a light tone. ‘A penny for your thoughts.’ 1900 H. G. Wells Love & Mr. Lewisham xxv. 242 ‘Penny,’ she said after an interval. Lewisham started and looked up. ‘Eh?’. 1914 C. Mackenzie Sinister St. II. iv. iii. 895 ‘You're very silent, kiddie,’ she said. ‘I'll give you a penny for them.’ 1959 J. Braine Vodi xiv. 190 Harry's voice broke into her thoughts. ‘Penny for 'em, old girl.’ 1990 N. Baker Room Temperature iii. 18 I decided to vary the probe by giving my face a slightly craven and servile expression and by using the traditional porch-swing wording, ‘Penny for your thoughts?’ extracted from pennyn. < as lemmas
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