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单词 twopence
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
two•pence  (tupəns),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pence, -pen•ces for 2–4.
  1. British Terms(used with a sing. or pl. v.) a sum of two pennies.
  2. Currencya bronze coin of the United Kingdom equal to two pennies: issued after decimalization in 1971.
  3. Currencya former copper coin of Great Britain, equal to two pennies, issued under George III.
  4. Currencya former silver coin of England, equal to two pennies: issued only as maundy money after 1662.
  5. a trifle.
Also, tuppence. 
  • 1400–50; late Middle English two pens; see two, pence

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
twopence, tuppence /ˈtʌpəns/ n Brit
  1. the sum of two pennies
  2. (used with a negative) something of little value (in the phrase not care or give twopence)
  3. a former British silver coin, now only coined as Maundy money
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