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

ha'•pen•ny n., pl. -nies. [Brit.]

British Termshalfpenny.

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ha'penny /ˈheɪpnɪ/ n ( pl -nies)

Brit
a variant spelling of halfpenny

half•pen•ny n. [countable], pl. half•pen•nies.

[countable]

Currencya former British coin equal to half a penny.

half•pen•ny n., pl. half•pen•nies for 1; half•pence for 2;
adj.
n.

Currencya bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a penny: use phased out in 1984.
Currencythe sum of half a penny.

adj.

of the price or value of a halfpenny.
of little value;
worthless:a halfpenny matter.
[Brit. Informal.](of newspapers) sensational, esp. morbidly or offensively so.

Middle English halfpeny, halpeny. See half, penny 1225–75

halfpenny, ha'penny /ˈheɪpnɪ; (for sense 1) ˈhɑːfˌpɛnɪ/ n

( pl -pennies)
Also called: half a small British coin worth half a new penny, withdrawn from circulation in 1985
( pl -pennies) an old British coin worth half an old penny
( pl -pence) something of negligible value

单词	ha'penny
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ha'•pen•ny (hā′pə nē, hāp′nē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nies. [Brit.] British Termshalfpenny. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ha'penny /ˈheɪpnɪ/ n ( pl -nies) Brit a variant spelling of halfpenny WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 half•pen•ny /ˈheɪpəni, ˈheɪpni/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. half•pen•nies. [countable] Currencya former British coin equal to half a penny. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 half•pen•ny (hā′pə nē, hāp′nē),USA pronunciation n., pl. half•pen•nies for 1; half•pence (hā′pəns)USA pronunciation for 2; adj. n. Currencya bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a penny: use phased out in 1984. Currencythe sum of half a penny. adj. of the price or value of a halfpenny. of little value; worthless:a halfpenny matter. [Brit. Informal.](of newspapers) sensational, esp. morbidly or offensively so. Middle English halfpeny, halpeny. See half, penny 1225–75 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: halfpenny, ha'penny /ˈheɪpnɪ; (for sense 1) ˈhɑːfˌpɛnɪ/ n ( pl -pennies) Also called: half a small British coin worth half a new penny, withdrawn from circulation in 1985 ( pl -pennies) an old British coin worth half an old penny ( pl -pence) something of negligible value
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