英语词汇“half-crown”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

half-crown

(also half a crown)

noun

A former British coin and monetary unit equal to two shillings and sixpence (12 1/2p).Those savings would be made up of the sovereigns, florins, half-crowns, and the smaller silver he received over the years for his smithy work....

Canon McHugh, presented each of us with a half-crown, the equivalent of twenty-five pence in today's currency, which at that time was indeed a princely sum.
Several decades later, Thornborough gave Whitacre a half-crown in exchange for a grain of rye that was to be doubled in number each week for a year.

单词	half-crown
释义	half-crown (also half a crown) noun A former British coin and monetary unit equal to two shillings and sixpence (12 1/2p).Those savings would be made up of the sovereigns, florins, half-crowns, and the smaller silver he received over the years for his smithy work.... Canon McHugh, presented each of us with a half-crown, the equivalent of twenty-five pence in today's currency, which at that time was indeed a princely sum. Several decades later, Thornborough gave Whitacre a half-crown in exchange for a grain of rye that was to be doubled in number each week for a year.
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