名詞 farthing:

1. a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny

1. It matters not a farthing whether she be old or young.
   她年老還是年輕，那都無關(guān)緊要。
2. The ancestor of the modern bicycle is called a penny farthing.
   現(xiàn)代自行車的原型叫做‘前輪大後輪小的自行車’。
3. The ancestor of the modern bicycle was called a penny farthing.
   現(xiàn)代自行車的原型叫做‘前輪大後輪小的自行車’.
4. People don't use farthings now.
   人們現(xiàn)在不用法尋了。

far.thing

n.Abbr. f.（名詞）縮寫 f.
A coin formerly used in Great Britain worth one fourth of a penny.
法新：英國舊時銅幣，相當于四分之一便士
Something of very little value.
非常不值錢的東西

來源：
Middle English ferthing
中古英語 ferthing
from Old English fôorthung * see k wetwer-
源自 古英語 fôorthung *參見 k wetwer-